Anerley railway station is in the
London Borough of Bromley
The London Borough of Bromley () is the southeasternmost of the London boroughs that make up Greater London, bordering the ceremonial county of Kent, which most of Bromley was part of before 1965. The borough's population is an estimated 332, ...
in south
London
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. The station is operated by
London Overground
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, with Overground and
Southern
Southern may refer to:
Businesses
* China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China
* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
* Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US
* Southern Airways Express, M ...
trains serving the station. It is down the line from , in
Travelcard Zone 4
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.
The main building on the down side (which is only open weekday/Saturday mornings) replaced an original building which was on the up platform. This was in turn replaced by two shelters on the Up platform. There is a bridge connecting the two platforms. Four lines run through the station, the central pair being the Up and Down through lines. The station stands off Anerley Road (A214).
History
The station was opened originally as Anerley Bridge by the
London and Croydon Railway
The London and Croydon Railway (L&CR) was an early railway in England. It opened in 1839 and in February 1846 merged with other railways to form the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR).
Origins
The Croydon line and other railways
Th ...
in 1839. It was situated in a largely unpopulated area, but was built as part of an agreement with the local landowner.
According to local lore, the landowner was a Scotsman and, when asked for the landmark by which the station would be known, he replied "Mine is the annerly hoose". The timetable of the day seems to back this up since it says "There is no place of that name".
The London and Croydon Railway amalgamated with the
London and Brighton Railway to form the
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR; known also as the Brighton line, the Brighton Railway or the Brighton) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922. Its territory formed a rough triangle, with London at its ...
in July 1846, and the station was rebuilt during the widening of the main line during 1849–50.
During the
Grouping
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* Muenchian grouping
* Principles of grouping
* Railways Act 1921, also known as Grouping Act, a reorganisation of the British railway system
* Grouping (firearms), the pattern of multiple shots from a sidearm
See also ...
of 1923 the station became part of the
Southern Railway, and then passed on to the
Southern Region of British Railways
The Southern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948 until 1992 when railways were re-privatised. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s. The region covered south London, southern England and the south ...
on
nationalisation
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in 1948.
When
Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by
Network SouthEast
Network SouthEast (NSE) was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982. NSE mainly operated commuter rail trains within Greater London and inter-urban services in densely populated South East England, although the net ...
until the
Privatisation of British Rail
The privatisation of British Rail was the process by which ownership and operation of the railways of Great Britain passed from government control into private hands. Begun in 1994, it had been completed by 1997. The deregulation of the indust ...
.
Anerley formed part of the new southward extension to the
East London line that opened on 23 May 2010, making Anerley part of the
London Overground
London Overground (also known simply as the Overground) is a suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, (via archive.org). it now serves a large part of Greater London as w ...
network. At the same time, management of the station passed from Southern to London Overground.
Services
Off-peak, all services at Anerley are operated by
London Overground
London Overground (also known simply as the Overground) is a suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, (via archive.org). it now serves a large part of Greater London as w ...
using
EMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 4 tph to via
* 4 tph to
The station is also served by a limited
Southern
Southern may refer to:
Businesses
* China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China
* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
* Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US
* Southern Airways Express, M ...
service of one train per day to and two trains per day to , one of which continues to and . These services are operated using EMUs.
Connections
London Buses
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routes
157,
249,
354,
358
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,
432
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and night route
N3 serve the station.
References
Sources
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External links
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*Anerley on the London Overground ma
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Railway stations in the London Borough of Bromley
Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1839
Railway stations served by London Overground
Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway