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{{Short description|London Overground station}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox London station
| name             = Clapham High Street
| symbol           = overground
| image_name       = Unit 378150 at Clapham High Street Dec 2012.JPG
| manager          = [[London Overground]]
| fare_zone        = 2
| locale           = [[Clapham]]
| railcode         = CLP
| borough          = [[London Borough of Lambeth]]
| events1          = Opened (LCDR)
| years1           = 25 August 1862
| events2          = Opened (LBSCR)
| years2           = 1 May 1867
| events3          = Closed (LCDR)
| years3           = 3 April 1916
| platforms        = 2
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| original         = [[London, Chatham and Dover Railway]]
| postgroup        = [[Southern Railway (UK)|Southern Railway]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|51.4658|-0.1328|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| interchange      = [[Clapham North tube station|Clapham North]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
| interchange_note = <ref>{{Citation London station interchange June 2020}}</ref>
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'''Clapham High Street''' is a station on the [[Windrush line]] of the [[London Overground]], located in [[Clapham]] in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]]. It is {{convert|6|mi|21|chain|km}} measured from {{stn|London Bridge}}, the former LC&DR platforms also being {{convert|2|mi|25|chain|km}} measured from {{stn|London Victoria}}.<ref>{{cite book |last=Yonge |first=John |editor-last=Jacobs |editor-first=Gerald |title=Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL |edition=3rd |date=November 2008 |orig-year=1994 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=978-0-9549866-4-3 |at=map2R }}</ref>

There is an [[out-of-station interchange]] with [[Clapham North tube station]] on the [[Northern line]] of the [[London Underground]], located {{convert|200|m|ft}} walk away from Clapham High Street station.<ref name="osi">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oyster-rail.org.uk/out-of-station-interchange-osi/|title=Out of Station Interchange (OSI)|date=26 May 2010|publisher=Oyster and National Rail (independent guide)|access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref> [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] services from [[Lewisham station|Lewisham]] pass through the station, however proposals to call at the station have been limited by the age of Southeastern’s rolling stock.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

==History==
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''.<ref>{{Quick-stations-5.05 |page=135}}</ref> The [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] (LBSCR) route (current ''Atlantic Line'', often referred to by its old name of ''South London Line'') was authorised 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.

[[File:Streatham & Tulse Hill Hastings & St Leonards RJD 100.jpg|thumb|left|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.<ref>London Railway Record July 2012</ref><ref>The London Brighton and South Coast Railway Vol 2 JT Howard Turner</ref>

The 1867 LCDR platforms were closed on 3 April 1916 and subsequently demolished.<ref name=UrbanDesign>[http://urbandesign.tfl.gov.uk/Heritage-Library/LondonRail-(1)/Overground/ClaphamHighStreet.aspx Clapham High Street] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130423190827/http://urbandesign.tfl.gov.uk/Heritage-Library/LondonRail-(1)/Overground/ClaphamHighStreet.aspx |date=23 April 2013 }} Transport Urban Design</ref> The eastbound platform's station building was destroyed by a bomb in 1944.<ref name=UrbanDesign/>

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.<ref>London Railway Record July 2012 Page 103</ref>

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.<ref name=UrbanDesign/>

The line between {{Stnlnk|London Victoria}} and {{Stnlnk|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 railway station|Clapham Junction]].<ref>Forgotten Stations of Greater London (page 121) by J.E.Connor and B.Halford</ref>
[[File:Clapham (later High Street) station geograph-3109685-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|right|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".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Wendy |title=Two stations share title as 'best of BR's worst' |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=22 March 1989 |page=4}}</ref>

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|date=February 2020}}

==Services==
{{Overground RDT}}
The typical off-peak and peak service on the [[Windrush line]] of the [[London Overground]] is four trains per hour to [[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]] and four trains per hour to [[Dalston Junction railway station|Dalston Junction]] via [[Shoreditch High Street railway station|Shoreditch High Street]], joining the [[East London line]] at [[Surrey Quays railway station|Surrey Quays]].

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Until 8 December 2012, Clapham High Street was served by a twice-hourly [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]] service between {{Stnlnk|London Victoria}} and {{Stnlnk|London Bridge}}.

From 9 December 2012, [[London Overground]] services began operating between {{Stnlnk|Clapham Junction}} and {{Stnlnk|Surrey Quays}}, completing the orbital route around [[London]]. As a result, all [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]] services were withdrawn and replaced with London Overground services, with four trains calling per hour.<ref>http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/london-overground-extension-to-clapham-junction-faq.pdf TfL London Overground Extension to Clapham Junction</ref>

==Connections==
[[London Buses]] routes [[London Buses route 50|50]], [[London Buses route 88|88]], [[London Buses route 155|155]], [[London Buses route 322|322]], [[London Buses route 345|345]] and [[London Buses route P5|P5]] and night route [[London Buses route N155|N155]] serve the station.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110728150730/http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/document/3704/get Department for Transport letter regarding the withdrawal of Victoria services]

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