St Johns railway station
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St Johns railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham
, in southeast London
.
. In 1923 operation was taken over by the Southern railway
.
The line was electrified in the mid 1920s and elctric services started operation in February 1926.
In 1948 operation of the station passed to British Railways
On 4 December 1957, two trains collided just southeast of the station
on the main line (which bypasses Lewisham station), bringing down the Lewisham-Nunhead railway bridge and killing 90 people. Further disaster was averted as a train about to cross the bridge was halted by its driver.
In the mid 1970s the station was rebuilt when the down and up fast line island platform was closed and demolished. This provided space to build a new connecting line from the Lewisham-Nunhead line to the down and up fast lines.
Before the flydown line was built there were platforms on the Fast Lines and a couple of sidings.
To the south end of the station the Greenwich Park branch crossed the station before closure in 1917 and the connection of this to the Lewisham line in 1929. The remains of an embankment can be seen on the eastern side of the line. There was a signal box at the south end of the station which closed and was demolished when the area was resignalled in the mid 1970s. The 'flydown' line was built at this time and commissioned into operation on 3rd April 1976.
St Johns railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham
, in southeast London
.
. In 1923 operation was taken over by the Southern railway
.
The line was electrified in the mid 1920s and elctric services started operation in February 1926.
In 1948 operation of the station passed to British Railways
On 4 December 1957, two trains collided just southeast of the station
on the main line (which bypasses Lewisham station), bringing down the Lewisham-Nunhead railway bridge and killing 90 people. Further disaster was averted as a train about to cross the bridge was halted by its driver.
In the mid 1970s the station was rebuilt when the down and up fast line island platform was closed and demolished. This provided space to build a new connecting line from the Lewisham-Nunhead line to the down and up fast lines.
Before the flydown line was built there were platforms on the Fast Lines and a couple of sidings.
To the south end of the station the Greenwich Park branch crossed the station before closure in 1917 and the connection of this to the Lewisham line in 1929. The remains of an embankment can be seen on the eastern side of the line. There was a signal box at the south end of the station which closed and was demolished when the area was resignalled in the mid 1970s. The 'flydown' line was built at this time and commissioned into operation on 3rd April 1976.
St Johns railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham
, in southeast London
.
. In 1923 operation was taken over by the Southern railway
.
The line was electrified in the mid 1920s and elctric services started operation in February 1926.
In 1948 operation of the station passed to British Railways
On 4 December 1957, two trains collided just southeast of the station
on the main line (which bypasses Lewisham station), bringing down the Lewisham-Nunhead railway bridge and killing 90 people. Further disaster was averted as a train about to cross the bridge was halted by its driver.
In the mid 1970s the station was rebuilt when the down and up fast line island platform was closed and demolished. This provided space to build a new connecting line from the Lewisham-Nunhead line to the down and up fast lines.
Before the flydown line was built there were platforms on the Fast Lines and a couple of sidings.
To the south end of the station the Greenwich Park branch crossed the station before closure in 1917 and the connection of this to the Lewisham line in 1929. The remains of an embankment can be seen on the eastern side of the line. There was a signal box at the south end of the station which closed and was demolished when the area was resignalled in the mid 1970s. The 'flydown' line was built at this time and commissioned into operation on 3rd April 1976. London's Local Railways A A JACKSON ISBN 1 85414 209 7
In the early 1990s the original bridge carrying St Johns Vale was demolished and replaced by a new bridge. This allowed the platforms to be extended towards New Cross to allow longer trains to call.
It is proposed to double the "flydown" line under the Thameslink Programme
.
From December 2010 it is planned there will be two trains per hour to Barnehurst
via Bexleyheath
and additional two trains per hour to London Cannon Street.Southeastern News
comedy series End of Part One
includes the main characters watching a film called "The Life of Christopher Columbus". In the film, Columbus goes to a tube station and asks for a train to America, but is told he can only go as far as Catford
. Part of a modified tube map is shown which shows the fictitious tube stations Lewisham, Ladywell, Edge of the World and Catford on the East London Section
of the Metropolitan Line
south from New Cross tube station
. There is an actual part of the mainline Mid-Kent Railway
that interchanges with New Cross tube station, and the stations are, southwards in order: St. John's, Lewisham
, Ladywell
and Catford Bridge
(Catford
on a different line interchanges with the latter).
London Borough of Lewisham
The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham...
, in southeast London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
History
The station was opened in 1849 by the South Eastern RailwaySouth Eastern Railway
South Eastern Railway may refer to:* South Eastern Railway Zone * South Eastern Railway * Southeastern Railway * Southeastern Railway * South Eastern Railway -See also:* South Eastern and Chatham Railway...
. In 1923 operation was taken over by the Southern railway
Southern Railway
The following railways or railroads are or were called the Southern Railway or Southern Railroad:- Europe :*Austrian Southern Railway, a railway company operating in Austria-Hungary between 1841 and 1923*South railway...
.
The line was electrified in the mid 1920s and elctric services started operation in February 1926.
In 1948 operation of the station passed to British Railways
On 4 December 1957, two trains collided just southeast of the station
Lewisham rail crash
The Lewisham rail crash on the British railway system occurred on 4 December 1957 just outside St Johns railway station in Lewisham, south London...
on the main line (which bypasses Lewisham station), bringing down the Lewisham-Nunhead railway bridge and killing 90 people. Further disaster was averted as a train about to cross the bridge was halted by its driver.
In the mid 1970s the station was rebuilt when the down and up fast line island platform was closed and demolished. This provided space to build a new connecting line from the Lewisham-Nunhead line to the down and up fast lines.
Layout
There is no direct road access to the station, which is reached by a footbridge from St Johns Vale. There is a single island platform with two platform faces, on the slow lines - the fast lines diverge to avoid Lewisham just south of the station (although a flyover allows trains on the fast lines from Charing Cross, Waterloo East and London Bridge to serve Lewisham).Before the flydown line was built there were platforms on the Fast Lines and a couple of sidings.
To the south end of the station the Greenwich Park branch crossed the station before closure in 1917 and the connection of this to the Lewisham line in 1929. The remains of an embankment can be seen on the eastern side of the line. There was a signal box at the south end of the station which closed and was demolished when the area was resignalled in the mid 1970s. The 'flydown' line was built at this time and commissioned into operation on 3rd April 1976.
St Johns railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham
London Borough of Lewisham
The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham...
, in southeast London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
History
The station was opened in 1849 by the South Eastern RailwaySouth Eastern Railway
South Eastern Railway may refer to:* South Eastern Railway Zone * South Eastern Railway * Southeastern Railway * Southeastern Railway * South Eastern Railway -See also:* South Eastern and Chatham Railway...
. In 1923 operation was taken over by the Southern railway
Southern Railway
The following railways or railroads are or were called the Southern Railway or Southern Railroad:- Europe :*Austrian Southern Railway, a railway company operating in Austria-Hungary between 1841 and 1923*South railway...
.
The line was electrified in the mid 1920s and elctric services started operation in February 1926.
In 1948 operation of the station passed to British Railways
On 4 December 1957, two trains collided just southeast of the station
Lewisham rail crash
The Lewisham rail crash on the British railway system occurred on 4 December 1957 just outside St Johns railway station in Lewisham, south London...
on the main line (which bypasses Lewisham station), bringing down the Lewisham-Nunhead railway bridge and killing 90 people. Further disaster was averted as a train about to cross the bridge was halted by its driver.
In the mid 1970s the station was rebuilt when the down and up fast line island platform was closed and demolished. This provided space to build a new connecting line from the Lewisham-Nunhead line to the down and up fast lines.
Layout
There is no direct road access to the station, which is reached by a footbridge from St Johns Vale. There is a single island platform with two platform faces, on the slow lines - the fast lines diverge to avoid Lewisham just south of the station (although a flyover allows trains on the fast lines from Charing Cross, Waterloo East and London Bridge to serve Lewisham).Before the flydown line was built there were platforms on the Fast Lines and a couple of sidings.
To the south end of the station the Greenwich Park branch crossed the station before closure in 1917 and the connection of this to the Lewisham line in 1929. The remains of an embankment can be seen on the eastern side of the line. There was a signal box at the south end of the station which closed and was demolished when the area was resignalled in the mid 1970s. The 'flydown' line was built at this time and commissioned into operation on 3rd April 1976.
St Johns railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham
London Borough of Lewisham
The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham...
, in southeast London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
History
The station was opened in 1849 by the South Eastern RailwaySouth Eastern Railway
South Eastern Railway may refer to:* South Eastern Railway Zone * South Eastern Railway * Southeastern Railway * Southeastern Railway * South Eastern Railway -See also:* South Eastern and Chatham Railway...
. In 1923 operation was taken over by the Southern railway
Southern Railway
The following railways or railroads are or were called the Southern Railway or Southern Railroad:- Europe :*Austrian Southern Railway, a railway company operating in Austria-Hungary between 1841 and 1923*South railway...
.
The line was electrified in the mid 1920s and elctric services started operation in February 1926.
In 1948 operation of the station passed to British Railways
On 4 December 1957, two trains collided just southeast of the station
Lewisham rail crash
The Lewisham rail crash on the British railway system occurred on 4 December 1957 just outside St Johns railway station in Lewisham, south London...
on the main line (which bypasses Lewisham station), bringing down the Lewisham-Nunhead railway bridge and killing 90 people. Further disaster was averted as a train about to cross the bridge was halted by its driver.
In the mid 1970s the station was rebuilt when the down and up fast line island platform was closed and demolished. This provided space to build a new connecting line from the Lewisham-Nunhead line to the down and up fast lines.
Layout
There is no direct road access to the station, which is reached by a footbridge from St Johns Vale. There is a single island platform with two platform faces, on the slow lines - the fast lines diverge to avoid Lewisham just south of the station (although a flyover allows trains on the fast lines from Charing Cross, Waterloo East and London Bridge to serve Lewisham).Before the flydown line was built there were platforms on the Fast Lines and a couple of sidings.
To the south end of the station the Greenwich Park branch crossed the station before closure in 1917 and the connection of this to the Lewisham line in 1929. The remains of an embankment can be seen on the eastern side of the line. There was a signal box at the south end of the station which closed and was demolished when the area was resignalled in the mid 1970s. The 'flydown' line was built at this time and commissioned into operation on 3rd April 1976. London's Local Railways A A JACKSON ISBN 1 85414 209 7
In the early 1990s the original bridge carrying St Johns Vale was demolished and replaced by a new bridge. This allowed the platforms to be extended towards New Cross to allow longer trains to call.
It is proposed to double the "flydown" line under the Thameslink Programme
Thameslink Programme
The Thameslink Programme, originally Thameslink 2000, is a £6 billion project in south-east England to upgrade and expand the Thameslink rail network to provide new and longer trains between a wider range of stations to the north and to the south of London without requiring passengers to change...
.
Services
A typical off-peak service from May 2010 is- 6 tph (trains per hour) to via
- 2 tph to London Cannon Street Loop service via SidcupSidcup railway stationSidcup railway station is a railway station located in Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London. It is in Travelcard Zone 5.-Services:These are operated by Southeastern, who also manage the station.* 2tph to * 2tph to...
, and return to London via Woolwich ArsenalWoolwich Arsenal railway stationWoolwich Arsenal station is a National Rail and Docklands Light Railway interchange station located in Woolwich in the London Borough of Greenwich. It acts as a local station on the North Kent Line between London and Gillingham, served by Southeastern, and is the southern terminus of the Woolwich...
and Greenwich - 2 tph to via
- 2 tph to via
From December 2010 it is planned there will be two trains per hour to Barnehurst
Barnehurst railway station
Barnehurst railway station serves Barnehurst, London Borough of Bexley: it is 13.9 miles from Central London on the Bexleyheath Line...
via Bexleyheath
Bexleyheath railway station
Bexleyheath railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south east London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern...
and additional two trains per hour to London Cannon Street.Southeastern News
In popular culture
The second episode of the 1979 LWTLondon Weekend Television
London Weekend Television was the name of the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties including south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Warwickshire, east Dorset and...
comedy series End of Part One
End of Part One
End of Part One was a British television comedy sketch show written by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall and produced by Simon Brett, it was made by London Weekend Television. It ran for two series on ITV, from 1979 to 1980 and was an attempt at a TV version of The Burkiss Way...
includes the main characters watching a film called "The Life of Christopher Columbus". In the film, Columbus goes to a tube station and asks for a train to America, but is told he can only go as far as Catford
Catford
Catford is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Architecture:...
. Part of a modified tube map is shown which shows the fictitious tube stations Lewisham, Ladywell, Edge of the World and Catford on the East London Section
East London Line
The East London Line is a London Overground line which runs north to south through the East End, Docklands and South areas of London.Built in 1869 by the East London Railway Company, which reused the Thames Tunnel, originally intended for horse-drawn carriages, the line became part of the London...
of the Metropolitan Line
Metropolitan Line
The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground. It is coloured in Transport for London's Corporate Magenta on the Tube map and in other branding. It was the first underground railway in the world, opening as the Metropolitan Railway on 10 January 1863...
south from New Cross tube station
New Cross station
New Cross railway station is a railway station in New Cross, London. It is in Zone 2, on the East London Line. Closed in late 2007, the station was refurbished and re-opened as part of the London Overground network on 27 April 2010 for preview services...
. There is an actual part of the mainline Mid-Kent Railway
Mid-Kent Railway
The Mid-Kent Line is the name used by the successors to railways built by the Mid Kent Railway and South Eastern Railway between 1857 and 1882. The railway was originally planned the border of the counties of Kent and Surrey, and on to Westerham and Sevenoaks but a combination of factors caused it...
that interchanges with New Cross tube station, and the stations are, southwards in order: St. John's, Lewisham
Lewisham station
Lewisham station is a National Rail and Docklands Light Railway station in Lewisham, south east London. It is on the south-east London commuter rail network operated by Southeastern. The Docklands Light Railway station opened in 1999 on a southward extension from Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs...
, Ladywell
Ladywell railway station
Ladywell railway station is in Ladywell, in the London Borough of Lewisham in south east London, in Travelcard Zone 3. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern...
and Catford Bridge
Catford Bridge railway station
Catford Bridge railway station is on the Mid-Kent Line, serving Hayes line trains from Charing Cross to Hayes. It lies between Ladywell and Lower Sydenham stations, in Travelcard Zone 3. It is next to, and on a lower level than, Catford railway station on the Catford Loop line...
(Catford
Catford railway station
Catford railway station serves the London suburb of Catford. Mainly used by commuters, it is on the line from mostly Kentish Town to Sevenoaks, between and in Travelcard Zone 3. Connections to London Victoria and are available at Peckham Rye....
on a different line interchanges with the latter).