Streatham Hill railway station is one of three stations serving the district of Streatham, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is measured from . The wooden station building at street level faces the busy ''Streatham High Road'' ( A23) at the junction with ''Leigham Court Road''. Services are operated by Southern. Access to the platforms – which are in a cutting below street level and which continue under a bridge beneath the road – is possible via a pair of staircases or lifts. A project to replace the staircases and introduce lift access was completed in 2009. The station is served by Class 377s.

History

The railway station was opened by the

West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway The West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway (WELCPR) was an early railway company in south London between Crystal Palace station and Wandsworth, which was opened in 1856. The line was extended in 1858 to a station at Battersea Wharf near t ...

on 1 December 1856, originally being named 'Streatham'. Trains were operated from the outset by 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 ...

. It was renamed Streatham & Brixton Hill on 1 September 1868 before receiving its present name on 1 January 1869. There is a depot for maintenance of the passenger carriages at the London end of the station. Some of the lighting gantries above the sidings are remains of the pioneering "overhead electric" power supply that the LB&SCR introduced on this line on 12 May 1911. This was abandoned in June 1928 when the Southern Railway replaced it with third rail electrification.

Services

All services at Streatham Hill are operated by Southern using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 4 tph to * 2 tph to via * 2 tph to During the evening, the services between London Victoria and West Croydon do not run.

Connections

London Buses routes 50, 57, 109,

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, 133, 159,

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, 319, 333, 417 and P13 and night routes N109, N133 and N137 serve the station.

References

External links

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Early photographs
of Streatham Hill station, from the Ideal Homes: Suburbia in Focus website {{TSGN and SE Stations, Mole Valley=y, Outer South=y, FCC None=y, SE None=y Railway stations in the London Borough of Lambeth Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway Streatham DfT Category C1 stations