Peckham Rye is a railway station in Peckham town centre, South London. The station is served by Southern, London Overground, Southeastern and Thameslink.
Peckham Rye   | |
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 Peckham Rye Station main entrance | |
  Peckham Rye Location of Peckham Rye in Greater London | |
| Location | Peckham |
| Local authority | London Borough of Southwark |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code(s) | PMR |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  6.985 million[1] |
| – interchange | 2.708 million[1] |
| 2020–21 | 2.029 million[1] |
| – interchange | 0.725 million[1] |
| 2021–22 |  4.440 million[1] |
| – interchange | 1.491 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 5.412 million[1] |
| – interchange | 3.039 million[1] |
| 2023–24 | 5.935 million[1] |
| – interchange | 1.668 million[1] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1865 | Opened (LCDR) |
| 13 August 1866 | Opened (LBSCR) |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°28′12″N 0°04′08″W / 51.46989°N 0.06886°W |
 London transport portal | |
History
editIt opened on 1 December 1865 for London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) trains and on 13 August 1866 for London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) trains.[2] It was designed by Charles Henry Driver (1832–1900), the architect of Abbey Mills and Crossness pumping stations, who also designed the grade II listed Denmark Hill and Battersea Park stations between here and London Victoria.
Layout and routes
editIt is between Denmark Hill and Queens Road Peckham on the South London Line, between Denmark Hill and Nunhead on the Catford Loop Line, and between Queens Road Peckham and East Dulwich on the Portsmouth Line. It is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is 3 miles 36 chains (5.6 km) measured from London Bridge or 5 miles 13 chains (8.3 km) measured from London Victoria.
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 Southern services (London Bridge via Tulse Hill to Beckenham Junction and East Croydon), and London Overground services (Clapham Junction to Dalston Junction). Platforms 3 and 4 are on the north viaduct and served by Thameslink (Blackfriars to Sevenoaks) and Southeastern (Victoria to Dartford).
Station improvements
editRefurbishment
editTicket 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.[3]
Future improvements
editPeckham Rye is planned to become a step-free station. The project was planned to be completed in 2021, but has been delayed to 2024.[4] 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.[5]
Services
editServices at Peckham Rye are operated by Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink and London Overground using Class 377, 378, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6][7]
- 2 tph to London Victoria
- 2 tph to London Blackfriars
- 4 tph to London Bridge
- 2 tph to Beckenham Junction via Crystal Palace
- 2 tph to East Croydon via Norbury
- 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Catford
- 2 tph to Dartford via Bexleyheath
- 4 tph to Clapham Junction
- 4 tph to Dalston Junction via Surrey Quays
During the peak hours, additional services between Orpington, Kentish Town and Luton call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.
The station is also served by a limited London Overground service of one train per day to and two trains per day from Battersea Park.
On Sundays, the services between London Bridge and Beckenham Junction do not run.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Thameslink | ||||
| Southeastern | ||||
| Southern | ||||
  London Overground
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| Queens Road Peckham towards Dalston Junction
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South London Line | Denmark Hill towards Clapham Junction
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Connections
editLondon Buses routes 12, 37, 63, 78, 197, 343, 363, P12 and P13 and night routes N63 and N343 serve the station; some via the bus station.
In popular culture
editIn the first episode of The Sweeney, "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.[8]
It is shown in the introduction of the Channel 4 show "Desmond's".
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Dendy Marshall "History of the Southern Railway"
- ^ "Peckham Rye station's 'lost' waiting room to re-open after 50 years". BBC News. 16 June 2016.
- ^ Step-free Access - Transport for London
- ^ "Network Rail submits application for Peckham Rye station upgrade". ianVisits. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Table 52, 173, 178, 195, 196, 200 National Rail timetable, December 2023
- ^ "London Overground Timetable: Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "The Sweeney Ringer Filming & Locations". IMDb. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Peckham Rye railway station from National Rail