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Clapham High Street railway station

Coordinates: 51°27′57″N 0°07′58″W / 51.4658°N 0.1328°W / 51.4658; -0.1328
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Clapham High Street London Overground
Clapham High Street is located in Greater London
Clapham High Street
Clapham High Street
Location of Clapham High Street in Greater London
LocationClapham
Local authorityLondon Borough of Lambeth
Managed byLondon Overground
Station code(s)CLP
DfT categoryF1
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
OSIClapham North London Underground[1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 1.705 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.561 million[2]
2021–22Increase 1.289 million[2]
2022–23Increase 1.387 million[2]
2023–24Decrease 1.378 million[2]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
25 August 1862Opened (LCDR)
1 May 1867Opened (LBSCR)
3 April 1916Closed (LCDR)
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°27′57″N 0°07′58″W / 51.4658°N 0.1328°W / 51.4658; -0.1328
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Clapham High Street railway station is on the South London line in Clapham, within the London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London. It is 6 miles 21 chains (10.1 km) measured from London Bridge (the former LC&DR platforms also being 2 miles 25 chains (3.7 km) measured from London Victoria).[3] It is served by London Overground services between Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction, with a limited service to Battersea Park. Southeastern services from Lewisham pass through the station, however proposals to call at the station have been limited by the age of Southeastern’s rolling stock.

It is close to Clapham North tube station, and interchange between the two is counted as an Out of Station Interchange on Oyster, so that users are charged for only one journey, rather than two separate journeys.[4]

History

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The station was opened on 25 August 1862 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) as Clapham, renamed Clapham & North Stockwell from May 1863. It was also known as Clapham Road, Clapham Road & North Stockwell, or Clapham Town.[5] The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) route (current Atlantic Line, often referred to by its old name of South London Line) was authorized by an 1863 Act of Parliament and parallels the original 1862 LCDR route eastwards between Wandsworth Road and Brixton and beyond. Until the 1923 grouping all lines through the station were owned by the LCDR, with two leased to the LBSCR for their sole use.

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Clapham High Street, here labelled Clapham Road

The original 'south' 1862 line was leased to the LBSCR in 1867 and the LCDR used the new 'north' 1867 lines.

The existing platforms, together with the Grade II listed 1862 station building, form the original station. These platforms were used by the LCDR from 1862 to 1867, and the LBSCR until the 1923 grouping.[6][7]

The 1867 LCDR platforms were closed on 3 April 1916 and subsequently demolished.[8] The eastbound platform's station building was destroyed by a bomb in 1944.[8]

The LCDR 1866 station building (on the north side) was partially demolished in 1924 after the 1916 closure, finally being demolished in the late 1970s. In British Rail days, access to the platforms was via a subway on the north side.[9]

The original south 1862 building was sold, being initially used as a furniture warehouse before being redeveloped in 2003 as residential accommodation. It is now Grade II listed. The platform had a full-length canopy that was demolished in the late 1970s.[8]

The line between London Victoria and London Bridge was electrified at 6600 V AC on the overhead system on 1 December 1909. It was re-electrified in 1928 using third rail 660 V DC and the overhead was dismantled.

In 1937 it was renamed Clapham before receiving its current name in 1989 to avoid confusion with Clapham Junction.[10]

The station in 1984 with fencing being erected between the platform and former station building

In 1989 it was given a 'worst station' award by The Daily Telegraph. Judges wrote in their report that the corridors and stairs were "filthy with broken lights, filthy paintwork which is covered in graffiti and litter including aerosols, broken glass, bricks and rags everywhere which you have to step over".[11]

In 2012 Southern refurbished the eastbound platform, erecting a new fence and repaving the surface. In late 2012, London Overground erected new waiting shelters and station name signs.[citation needed]

Services

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The typical off-peak and peak service is four London Overground trains per hour to Clapham Junction and four trains per hour to Dalston Junction via Shoreditch High Street, joining the East London line at Surrey Quays.

Preceding station   London Overground Following station
Wandsworth Road
towards Clapham Junction
 Windrush line Denmark Hill
towards Dalston Junction
Historical railways
Wandsworth Road
Line and station open 		  British Rail
Southern Region
South London line 		  East Brixton
Line open, station closed
Wandsworth Road
Line and station open 		  London, Chatham & Dover Railway
Main Line 		  Brixton
Line and station open

Until 8 December 2012, Clapham High Street was served by a twice-hourly Southern service between London Victoria and London Bridge.

From 9 December 2012, London Overground services began operating between Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays, completing the orbital route around London. As a result, all Southern services were withdrawn and replaced with London Overground services, with four trains calling per hour.[12]

Connections

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London Buses routes 50, 88, 155, 322, 345 and P5 and night route N155 serve the station.

References

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  1. ^ "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map2R. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
  4. ^ "Out of Station Interchange (OSI)". Oyster and National Rail (independent guide). 26 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  5. ^ Quick, Michael (2023) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.05. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 135.
  6. ^ London Railway Record July 2012
  7. ^ The London Brighton and South Coast Railway Vol 2 JT Howard Turner
  8. ^ a b c Clapham High Street Archived 23 April 2013 at archive.today Transport Urban Design
  9. ^ London Railway Record July 2012 Page 103
  10. ^ Forgotten Stations of Greater London (page 121) by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
  11. ^ Holden, Wendy (22 March 1989). "Two stations share title as 'best of BR's worst'". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
  12. ^ http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/london-overground-extension-to-clapham-junction-faq.pdf TfL London Overground Extension to Clapham Junction
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