Gipsy Hill railway station is in the
London Borough of Lambeth
Lambeth () is a London boroughs, 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 ...
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
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Nationa ...
.
Accidents and incidents
*On 14 February 1990,
Class 455 electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...
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
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the g ...
.
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 route
322
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serves the station.
Gallery
Image:LBSCR coat of arms.JPG, Detail of 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 ...
's coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill station
Image:Croydon, Norwood & Woodside RJD 53.jpg, A 1908 Railway Clearing House
The Railway Clearing House (RCH) was an organisation set up to manage the allocation of revenue collected by pre-grouping railway companies for the conveyance of passengers and goods over the lines (or using the rolling stock) of other compani ...
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
The Railway Clearing House (RCH) was an organisation set up to manage the allocation of revenue collected by pre-grouping railway companies for the conveyance of passengers and goods over the lines (or using the rolling stock) of other compani ...
map of lines around Gipsy Hill railway station.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gipsy Hill Railway Station
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