Gipsy Hill railway station is in the
London Borough of Lambeth
Lambeth () is a London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as ''Lambehitha'' ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as ''Lambeth''. The geographical centre of London is at Frazier ...
in south
London
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. It is situated on the
Crystal Palace line, measured from . The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by
Southern, and it is in
Travelcard Zone 3.
Accidents and incidents
*On 14 February 1990,
Class 455 electric multiple unit 5802 collided with a fallen tree obstructing the line. Unit 5820 then collided with 5802.
Services
All services at Gipsy Hill are operated by
Southern using
EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 4 tph to
* 4 tph to (2 of these run via and 2 run via )
* 2 tph to
* 2 tph to
During the evenings, the services between London Victoria and West Croydon do not run and the services between London Bridge and Beckenham Junction are reduced to hourly.
On Sundays, the services between London Bridge and Beckenham Junction do not run.
Connections
London Buses
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route
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serves the station.
Gallery
Image:LBSCR coat of arms.JPG, Detail of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill station
Image:Croydon, Norwood & Woodside RJD 53.jpg, A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the Gipsy Hill railway station, as well as surrounding lines
Image:Streatham & Tulse Hill Hastings & St Leonards RJD 100.jpg, A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Gipsy Hill railway station.
References
External links
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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