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The original station was situated to the north-west of South Bermondsey Junction, on the northern side of Rotherhithe New Road. It opened on 13 August 1866 with the South London Line, and was originally named ''Rotherhithe''; it was renamed ''South Bermondsey'' on 1 December 1869. It closed on 17 June 1928, when the present station, situated south of South Bermondsey Junction, took its place.
The 1928 station is on an embankment, and its platforms and buildings are of wooden construction; the current passenger access to the station from Rotherhithe New Road and Ilderton Road is by a footpath partly constructed on the embankment previously occupied by the line to Bricklayers Arms and Willow Walk Goods Depots. In 1993, football club
All services at South Bermondsey are operated by Southern using
South London line
The South London line is a railway line in inner south London, England. The initial passenger service on the route was established by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway on 1 May 1867 when the central London terminal stations of Victoria ...
, serving the district of South Bermondsey
South Bermondsey is a ward in the London Borough of Southwark created in 2010 out of Burgess Ward in southeast London, England.
The area is served by South Bermondsey railway station, with a future station at Surrey Canal Road. Nearby neighbor ...
in the London Borough of Southwark
The London Borough of Southwark ( ) in South London forms part of Inner London and is connected by bridges across the River Thames to the City of London and London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas ...
and managed and operated by Southern. It is down the line from ; the following station on the line is . The station is the principal stop for Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club () is a professional football club in Bermondsey, South East London, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name ...
's The Den
The Den (previously The New Den) is a football stadium in New Cross, south-east London, and the home of Millwall Football Club. The Den is adjacent to the South London railway originating at , and a quarter of a mile from the Old Den, which i ...
.
History
The original station was situated to the north-west of South Bermondsey Junction, on the northern side of Rotherhithe New Road. It opened on 13 August 1866 with the South London Line, and was originally named ''Rotherhithe''; it was renamed ''South Bermondsey'' on 1 December 1869. It closed on 17 June 1928, when the present station, situated south of South Bermondsey Junction, took its place.
The 1928 station is on an embankment, and its platforms and buildings are of wooden construction; the current passenger access to the station from Rotherhithe New Road and Ilderton Road is by a footpath partly constructed on the embankment previously occupied by the line to Bricklayers Arms and Willow Walk Goods Depots. In 1993, football club Millwall
Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, eas ...
opened their ground The Den
The Den (previously The New Den) is a football stadium in New Cross, south-east London, and the home of Millwall Football Club. The Den is adjacent to the South London railway originating at , and a quarter of a mile from the Old Den, which i ...
adjacent to the station. A direct footpath was built from the station to the North Stand (away section) of the ground, this is used on match days only. Southern trains from London Bridge to via called at South Bermondsey until December 2012 when the new 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 ...
service started from Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction.
Accidents and incidents
*On 21 January 1947, an empty stock train was involved in a rear-end collision with an electric multiple unit.Services
All services at South Bermondsey are operated by Southern using EMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 4 tph to
* 2 tph to East Croydon via
* 2 tph to via
On Sundays, the service to Caterham terminates at and the service to Beckenham Junction terminates at Crystal Palace.
Connections
London Buses routes 1,381
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Year 381 ( CCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Syagrius and Eucherius (or, less frequently, year 1134 ...
and P12 serve the station.
The Quietway 1 cycle route passes the station entrance.
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