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{{Short description|National Rail station in London, England}}{{distinguish|New Cross Gate railway station}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
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{{Infobox London station
| name          = New Cross
| image_name    = New Cross Station, SE14 - geograph.org.uk - 874214.jpg
| caption       = Entrance to New Cross station
| manager       = [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]]
| owner         = [[Network Rail]]
| fare_zone     = 2
| symbol        = rail
| symbol2       = overground
| locale        = [[New Cross]]
| borough       = [[London Borough of Lewisham]]
| events1       = Opened
| years1        = October 1850
| events2       = East London Line opened
| years2        = October 1850
| events3       = [[London Underground]] services discontinued
| years3        = 22 December 2007
| events4       = [[East London line]] reopened
| years4        = 27 April 2010
| platforms     = 4
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| railcode      = NWX
| dft_category  = C2
| coordinates   = {{coord|51.4766|-0.0327|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| interchange   = [[New Cross Gate railway station|New Cross Gate]] {{rail-interchange|london|rail}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}}
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'''New Cross''' is an [[interchange station]] between the [[Windrush line]] of the [[London Overground]] and [[National Rail]] services operated by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]], located in [[New Cross]] in south-east [[London]]. It is {{convert|4|mi|68|chain|km|lk=in}} down the line from {{rws|London Charing Cross}} and is in [[List of stations in London fare zone 2|London fare zone 2]]. It is a southern terminus of some Windrush line services from {{stnlnk|Dalston Junction}}.

There is an [[out-of-station interchange]] with {{stnlnk|New Cross Gate}} station, also situated on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located {{convert|620|m|ft}} walk away. To avoid confusion with those at New Cross Gate, the platforms at New Cross are lettered rather than numbered. Ticket barriers control access to all platforms.

==History==
[[File:Bricklayers Arms & New Cross, Midhurst RJD 91.jpg|thumb|left|A 1908 [[Railway Clearing House]] map showing lines around New Cross (lower right, indicated "S.E.& C.")]]
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In the early [[Victorian era|Victorian]] railway boom two companies constructed lines through the area. The [[London and Croydon Railway]] (L&CR) built a station on the New Cross Road close to [[Hatcham]] in 1839.

On 14 October 1844 a large fire that broke out in a paint shop destroyed carriage and engine sheds and workshops adjacent to the station. The fire was witnessed by [[Louis Philippe I]], King of France who was travelling from the station to Dover.<ref>{{cite web |title=Destructive Fire at New Cross Railway Station |work=[[Illustrated London News]] |page=253 |issue=129 |date=19 October 1844 |url=http://find.galegroup.com/iln/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ILN&userGroupName=kccl&tabID=T003&docPage=article&docId=HN3100010634&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 |access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref>

On 30 July 1849 the [[South Eastern Railway (UK)|South Eastern Railway (SER)]] opened a station at '''North Kent Junction''' when the North Kent line opened linking Strood with the [[London and Greenwich Railway]] route to London Bridge.<ref name="ReferenceA">Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley</ref><ref>Londons Disused Stations Volume 4 by J.E.Connor</ref> This station proved inconvenient so a new station called New Cross & Naval School<ref name="ReferenceA"/> was opened by the SER in October 1850 located adjacent to the New Cross Road in the heart of New Cross. In 1854 the station was renamed New Cross. Accordingly, both the [[South Eastern Railway (UK)|South Eastern Railway (SER)]] and the London Brighton & South Coast Railway had stations named New Cross which caused confusion until the two companies were absorbed under the 1923 [[Railways Act 1921|grouping]] into the [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]] and the name of the older station was changed to [[New Cross Gate station|New Cross Gate]]; the ex-South Eastern station remained New Cross.

On 7 December 1869 the [[East London Railway|East London Line]] opened serving the [[New Cross Gate|LBSCR New Cross station]] but it was not until 1 April 1880 that services (which started at [[Addiscombe railway station|Addiscombe]] and worked through to Liverpool Street) started operation via New Cross SER. Freight trains also operated via the East London Line and were hauled by [[Great Eastern Railway]] locomotives through to Hither Green Goods Yards. From 30 June 1911 East London Line passenger services south of New Cross ceased.

On 31 March 1913 electric passenger services operated by the [[Metropolitan Railway]] started operation from New Cross and worked through to [[Kensington Olympia|Kensington Addison Road]] via Kings Cross.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mitchell|first1=Vic|last2=Smith|first2=Keith|title=East London Line|date=1996|publisher=Middleton Press|location=Midhurst, UK|isbn=1-873793-80-4|page=5}}</ref>

After World War II and following nationalisation on 1 January 1948, the station was part of [[British Rail]]ways Southern Region.

The East London Line was closed to goods traffic in 1962.

In the 1950s and 1960s, London Underground planned a new line connecting north-west and south-east London. Approval for the first stage of the [[Fleet line]] (renamed the [[Jubilee line]] in 1975) to [[Charing Cross tube station|Charing Cross]] was granted in 1969,<ref name=Horne34>{{cite book | first=Mike |last=Horne |title=The Jubilee Line |year=2000 |publisher=Capital Transport |isbn=1-85414-220-8 |pages=28–34}}</ref> with second and third stages approved in 1971 and 1972.<ref name=Horne36>{{cite book | first=Mike |last=Horne |title=The Jubilee Line |year=2000 |publisher=Capital Transport |isbn=1-85414-220-8 |page=36}}</ref> New Cross station was to be the penultimate station of phase 3 running to Lewisham. Southbound trains were to serve one of the existing platforms and northbound trains would have served a new platform in tunnel beneath the station.<ref name=Horne36/> Although phases 2 and 3 were not carried out due to a lack of funds, a {{convert|200|yd|m|adj=on}} section of the northbound tunnel was constructed near New Cross in 1972 to test new tunnelling techniques.<ref name=Horne37>{{cite book | first=Mike |last=Horne |title=The Jubilee Line |year=2000 |publisher=Capital Transport |isbn=1-85414-220-8 |page=37}}</ref>

The station was rebuilt in the 1970s and the original station buildings on the road bridge were replaced in 1975 by a wooden building which opened in Amersham Vale. Platforms on the down and up fast lines were closed and demolished and a new track layout was introduced at this time in connection with the wider London Bridge re-signaling scheme.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mitchell|first1=Vic|last2=Smith|first2=Keith|title=East London Line|date=1996|publisher=Middleton Press|location=Midhurst, UK|isbn=1-873793-80-4|page=60}}</ref>

In 1985, the present buildings in Amersham Vale opened.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mitchell|first1=Vic|last2=Smith|first2=Keith|title=East London Line|date=1996|publisher=Middleton Press|location=Midhurst, UK|isbn=1-873793-80-4|page=64}}</ref>

Until 22 December 2007 [[London Underground]] used to serve this station as the southern terminus to their [[East London line]]. This closed for major engineering work to convert the East London line to standard 750 V third rail electrification. The line reopened on 27 April 2010 with services now operated by [[London Overground]] using {{brc|378}} ''Capitalstar'' units.

==Carriage Shed==
A 6 siding carriage shed was located just north of the station. Built by the East London Railway the shed was leased by the [[Metropolitan Railway]] and continued in service until the line closed in 2007. When the line re-opened the new Capitalstar units were maintained at a new depot at New Cross Gate.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mitchell|first1=Vic|last2=Smith|first2=Keith|title=East London Line|date=1996|publisher=Middleton Press|location=Midhurst, UK|isbn=1-873793-80-4|page=65}}</ref>

==Services==
New Cross is a southern terminus of the [[Windrush line]] of the [[London Overground]], with services operated using {{brc|378}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]]. Additional services at the station are operated by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] using {{brc|376}}, {{brc|465|n}}, {{brc|466|n}} and {{brc|707|n}} EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|June 2024|199, 200, 203, 204}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/highbury-and-islington-to-west-croydon-london-overground-timetable-june-to-dec-2024.pdf.pdf|title=London Overground Timetable: Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=12 June 2024}}</ref>
* 6 tph to [[Cannon Street station|London Cannon Street]]
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Orpington}} via {{stnlnk|Grove Park}}
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Dartford}} via {{stn|Woolwich Arsenal}}
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Slade Green}} via {{stnlnk|Bexleyheath}}, continuing to London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and {{stn|Greenwich}}
* 4 tph to {{stnlnk|Dalston Junction}} via {{stnlnk|Surrey Quays}} ([[Windrush line]])

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via {{stnlnk|Sidcup}} call at the station during the peak hours.

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==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180">
File:378139 and 376023 at New Cross.jpg|[[British Rail Class 378|Class 378]] terminating and [[British Rail Class 376|Class 376]] at New Cross after the line reopened and officially joined the [[London Overground|LO]] Network.
File:East London Line terminus, New Cross - geograph.org.uk - 481877.jpg|[[London Underground A60 and A62 Stock|A60/62 Stock]] train terminating at New Cross in 2006 before the line was temporarily closed to incorporate the line into the [[London Overground|LO]] Network.
</gallery>

==Connections==
[[London Buses]] routes [[London Buses route 53|53]], [[London Buses route 177|177]], [[London Buses route 225|225]], [[London Buses route 453|453]] and night routes [[London Buses route N53|N53]] and [[London Buses route N89|N89]] serve the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/new-cross-a4-040223.pdf|title=Buses from New Cross|date=4 February 2023|website=TfL|access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/new-cross-night-a4-010622.pdf|title=Night buses from New Cross|date=June 2022|website=TfL|access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref>

==Accidents==
*The [[Spa Road Junction rail crash]] occurred outside the station on 8 January 1999.
*On 10 January 2022, a passenger train ran into the [[buffer stop]] at New Cross.<ref name=Enfield>{{cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1167991/R132022_221109_Enfield_Town.pdf |title=Buffer stop collision at Enfield Town station 12 October 2021 |publisher=Rail Accidents Investigation Branch |location=Para 105 |accessdate=6 July 2022 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations]]
[[Category:DfT Category C2 stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by London Overground]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Southeastern]]
[[Category:New Cross]]
[[Category:Windrush line stations]]