Lee railway station
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Lee station is a suburban station on Burnt Ash Hill in Lee in south-east London, England, between Hither Green and Mottingham on the Dartford loop (also known as the Sidcup line). It is Template:Convert down the line from Template:Stn. The station name appears as Lee (London) on tickets. It was opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1866.
It is operated by Southeastern.
History
The station opened on 1 September 1866. Goods facilities were meagre at first with a single siding on the down side just east of the station building, but the goods yard was gradually enlarged over the years as freight traffic increased in importance. In the early 1870s a second siding was installed dedicated to coal, and a coal shed was erected across the track. Later a further pair of sidings was inserted alongside the existing tracks. An SER-designed signal cabin was positioned some Template:Convert east of the up side station structure. In 1955 the platforms were lengthened to accommodate ten carriage trains. In British Railways days the SR green totem signs displayed the station name as Lee for Burnt Ash. In 1963, Colfe's School moved to its current location adjacent to Lee station, the station remains a method of transport for a significant portion of students. The goods yard closed in 1968. In 1988 the clapboard up side ticket office was demolished and replaced by a new ticket office. In 1992 the platforms were lengthened to accommodate twelve carriage trains.<ref>London Suburban Railways – Lewisham to Dartford by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith (Middleton Press 1991)</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Location
Lee Station is in Burnt Ash Road, Lee, in the London Borough of Lewisham.
Connections
London Buses routes 202, 261, 273 and SL4 serve the station.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Facilities
The station has two platforms. Platform 1, the up platform for services to London, and Platform 2, the down platform for services to Kent. A ticket hall is situated on the up side but the station has no ticket gates. There is a subway connecting both platforms. There is step free access to both platforms.
Services
Template:L-HG railways RDT All services at Lee are operated by Southeastern using Template:Brc, Template:Brc, Template:Brc and Template:Brc EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>Template:NRtimes</ref>
- 4 tph to London Charing Cross (2 of these run direct and 2 run via Template:Stn)
- 4 tph to Template:Stnlnk of which 2 continue to Template:Stnlnk
Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via either Lewisham, or via Template:Stn and Template:Stn, and to London Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.
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