Brockley railway station serves the south-east

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Brockley Brockley is a district and an wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward of south London, England, in the London Borough of Lewisham south-east of Charing Cross. History The name Brockley is derived from "Broca's woodland clearing", a wood ...

and is on the main railway line between and . It is down the line from London Bridge. The station is operated by London Overground, with London Overground and

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trains serving the station.

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services pass through the station. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.

History

The line was part of the

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which opened in 1839. The station was opened on 6 March 1871, although today's buildings are of a modern design: the platforms are only located on the outer, Slow lines, since the station is only served by London Overground trains between and or , local trains between London Bridge and Coulsdon Town and by the London Bridge to London Victoria loop line via Crystal Palace, plus some London Bridge to

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and in peak times. At the London end the line is crossed by the to

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line. At this location adjacent to Brockley station was sited station which closed in 1917 with the original London, Chatham and Dover Railway branch to Greenwich Park. The connection of that line to Lewisham is a later development. The possibility of opening platforms on this line with direct access to Victoria Station and the Bexleyheath Line to Dartford has often been suggested, and a proposal to create a new Brockley Interchange station is included in the

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's 2019-2041 transport strategy, though with no funding as yet identified for the project. , on the to Sevenoaks line, and which also runs from Nunhead, is a mile to the south. Neither of these other lines has a physical connection with Brockley station, despite the trains running over the station. The next station to the north is , and the next station to the south is . Brockley forms part of the new southbound extension of the East London line that opened on 23 May 2010 and forms part of the London Overground network. Ticket barriers were installed at this time.

Services

Services at Brockley are operated by

and London Overground using and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to * 8 tph to via * 2 tph to via * 4 tph to * 4 tph to The station is also served by a single early morning and late evening service to via , with the early morning service continuing to and .

Connections

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routes

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and night route N171 serve the station.

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{{TSGN and SE Stations, Outer South=y, Caterham=y, FCC None=y, SE None=y Railway stations in the London Borough of Lewisham Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1871 Railway stations served by London Overground Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway