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Layout and routes

It is between and on the

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, between Denmark Hill and on the

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, and between Queens Road Peckham and on the Portsmouth Line. It is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is measured from or measured from . Peckham Rye is a major interchange served by four different routes. Its platforms are on two separate viaducts with a single ticket hall at ground level. Platforms 1 and 2 are on the south viaduct and served by

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services (London Bridge via Tulse Hill to Beckenham Junction and East Croydon), and

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services (Clapham Junction to Dalston Junction). Platforms 3 and 4 are on the north viaduct and served by

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(Blackfriars to Sevenoaks) and

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(Victoria to Dartford).

Station improvements

Refurbishment

Ticket gates were installed in May 2009 and during late 2010 the station was refurbished as part of a 'deep clean' by Southern. A former waiting room for platforms 2 and 3, bricked up for 55 years, was partially restored and temporarily re-opened with a permanent re-opening being planned.

Future improvements

Peckham Rye is planned to become a step-free station. The project was planned to be completed in 2021, but has been delayed to 2024. The step-free project, alongside a major station rebuild, is expected to request government funding in 2022, and if approved, construction will start in September 2023 and be completed in late Summer 2025.

Services

Services at Peckham Rye are operated by

and

. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to * 2 tph to

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Connections

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routes 12, 37, 63, 78, 197, 343,

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, P12 and P13 and night routes N63 and N343 serve the station; some via the bus station.

In popular culture

In the first episode of ''

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'', "Ringer", the station's platforms, steps, and entrance were filmed for Regan and Carter's chase on foot of Billy who had stolen Regan's girlfriend's car. It is shown in the introduction of the

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References

External links

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