Herne Hill railway station

Herne Hill
Herne Hill
Location of Herne Hill in Greater London
LocationHerne Hill
Local authorityLondon Borough of Lambeth
Grid referenceTQ319744
Managed bySoutheastern
Station codeHNH
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes
Fare zone2 and 3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2020–21 0.745 million
– interchange  0.259 million
2021–22 1.607 million
– interchange  0.581 million
2022–23 2.004 million
– interchange  0.843 million
2023–24 2.279 million
– interchange  1.057 million
2024–25 2.434 million
– interchange  1.029 million
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
25 August 1862 (1862-08-25)Opened
Listed status
Listed featureHerne Hill Railway Station (Entrance Block Only)
Listing gradeGrade II listed
Entry number1376144
Added to list20 August 1998
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°27′11″N 0°06′07″W / 51.453°N 0.102°W / 51.453; -0.102
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Herne Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London, England, on the boundary between London fare zone 2 and 3. Services are provided by Thameslink to Blackfriars, Farringdon, St Pancras International and St Albans City on the Thameslink route and by Southeastern to London Victoria (via Brixton) and Orpington on the Chatham Main Line. It is 3 miles 76 chains (6.4 km) down the line from Victoria.

The station building on Railton Road was opened in 1862 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. Initial service was only to Victoria, but by 1869 services ran to the City of London, King's Cross Thameslink, Kingston via Wimbledon, and Kent, including express trains to Dover Harbour for continental Europe. The arrival of the railways transformed Herne Hill from a wealthy suburb with large residential estates into a densely populated urban area.