Bermondsey is a

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station. It is in the eastern part of

Bermondsey Bermondsey () is a district in southeast London, part of the London Borough of Southwark, England, southeast of Charing Cross. To the west of Bermondsey lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe and Deptford, to the south Walworth and Peckham, a ...

in the

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and also serves the western part of

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, in south-east

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. The station itself was designed by

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. Although it was originally intended to have a multi-storey office building on the top, London Underground have yet to realise the second phase of the scheme. It is on the

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, having been built as part of the

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between and stations. It is notable for its extensive use of natural light. The main station entrance is on the south side of Jamaica Road. The station is in

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History

The station was opened on 17 September 1999. On 17 August 2021 a bus softly crashed into the canopy at the front of the station.

Station design

Like its extension counterparts, Bermondsey station was designed with a futuristic style in mind by

. Extensively using natural light, it is built in both a cut-and-cover and tube design.Bermondsey Beacon – design of Bermondsey station of the London Underground
''The Architectural Review'' Retrieved 2007-12-01 The cut-and-cover section is supported by latticed concrete beams allowing light to penetrate to the platform level. The escalators down to this area are lined by flat concrete with a high ceiling to give a feeling of spaciousness. The bored section is encased with metal to keep in line the futuristic and metallic theme of the extension. As with all other deep level stations on the

, Bermondsey station has

platform screen doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail syste ...

for passenger safety and comfort.

Connections

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routes 47, 188, 381 and C10 and night routes N199 and N381 serve the station.

Gallery

File:Bermondsey station westbound look east.JPG, Westbound platform looking east File:Bermondsey station eastbound look west.JPG, Eastbound platform looking west File:Bermondsey station roundel.JPG, Platform roundel File:Bermondsey tube station platform in 1999.jpg, At the time of opening File:Escalators at Bermondsey tube station in November 2015.jpg, The escalators between the platforms and ticket hall

References

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