Deptford railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox London station Deptford is a National Rail station in Deptford in London, England. It is on the Greenwich line, Template:Convert down the line from Template:Stn, and has staggered platforms on the London Bridge – Greenwich Railway Viaduct, a high brick viaduct on which the line runs at this point above Deptford High Street.

It is in London fare zone 2.

History

Opened in 1836, Deptford station is the oldest railway station in London that is still in use.<ref name=history>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=reborn>Template:Cite news</ref> It came into existence when the London and Greenwich Railway opened its first section between Spa Road, Bermondsey, and Deptford on 8 February 1836, with an intermediate station at Southwark Park.<ref name=history/><ref name=reborn/> The line was extended westwards to the new London Bridge Station on 14 December 1836 and eastwards to Greenwich on 24 December 1838.

Deptford station was closed between 1915 and 1926. The original station building was demolished by the Southern Railway and replaced by a newer building, which was demolished around 2011.

The replacement building was opened on Thursday 26 April 2012; this rebuild has made the station fully accessible. A second entry/exit is now open since the refurbishment of the old carriage ramp is now complete; this new entrance is located on Platform 1. There are two ticket machines in the station, one in the ticket hall and the other next to the carriage ramp entrance on Platform 1.

Services

Services at Deptford are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Template:Brc, Template:Brc, Template:Brc, Template:Brc and Template:Brc EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>Template:NRtimes</ref>

• 2 tph to London Cannon Street
• 2 tph to Template:Stnlnk
• 2 tph to Template:Stnlnk, returning to London Cannon Street via Template:Stnlnk and Template:Stn
• 2 tph to Template:Stnlnk via Template:Stnlnk

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via Template:Stnlnk call at the station during the peak hours.