Brockley Lane railway station
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Brockley Lane railway station was a railway station in Brockley
, London
which was opened in 1872 on the Greenwich Park branch which was owned by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway
. It was shut to passenger traffic in 1917 along with the rest of the Greenwich Park line, but remained in use as a goods station until its eventual closure in 1970.
It is adjacent to the still open Brockley railway station
, which is at a lower level on the London Bridge to Norwood Junction
line that runs beneath the Greenwich Park line. While the former Brockley Lane station sits on an existing line which re-opened in 1929 to allow trains to run from Dartford
to Victoria via a new link into Lewisham, there has been no official suggestion that this might re-open as an interchange station. The entrance to the old station was in use as a secondhand/bric-a-brac shop until it was destroyed by fire in 2004.
Short sections of platforms are still visible at the lineside.
Brockley
Brockley is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross.It is covered by the London postcode districts SE4 and SE14.-History:...
, 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...
which was opened in 1872 on the Greenwich Park branch which was owned by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway
London, Chatham and Dover Railway
The London, Chatham and Dover Railway was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1859 until the 1923 grouping which united it with other companies to form the Southern Railway. Its lines ran through London and northern and eastern Kent to form a significant part of the Greater London...
. It was shut to passenger traffic in 1917 along with the rest of the Greenwich Park line, but remained in use as a goods station until its eventual closure in 1970.
It is adjacent to the still open Brockley railway station
Brockley railway station
Brockley railway station is on the main railway line between and .The station is operated by London Overground, with London Overground and Southern trains serving the station. First Capital Connect and some Southern services pass through the station. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.-History:The line...
, which is at a lower level on the London Bridge to Norwood Junction
Norwood Junction railway station
Norwood Junction railway station is in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, in Travelcard Zone 4.The station is managed by London Overground and trains operated by Southern and London Overground .-History:...
line that runs beneath the Greenwich Park line. While the former Brockley Lane station sits on an existing line which re-opened in 1929 to allow trains to run from Dartford
Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....
to Victoria via a new link into Lewisham, there has been no official suggestion that this might re-open as an interchange station. The entrance to the old station was in use as a secondhand/bric-a-brac shop until it was destroyed by fire in 2004.
Short sections of platforms are still visible at the lineside.