Peckham Rye railway station

Peckham Rye is a railway station in Peckham town centre, South London. It opened on 1 December 1865 for LC&DR trains and on 13 August 1866 for LB&SCR trains.[2] It was designed by Charles Henry Driver (1832–1900), the architect of Abbey Mills and Crossness pumping stations, who also designed the grade II listed Denmark Hill and Battersea Park stations between here and London Victoria.

Peckham Rye
Peckham Rye Station main entrance
Peckham Rye
Location of Peckham Rye in Greater London
LocationPeckham
Local authorityLondon Borough of Southwark
Managed bySouthern
Station codePMR
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms4
Fare zone2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17 7.464 million[1]
– interchange  2.392 million[1]
2017–18 7.333 million[1]
– interchange  2.557 million[1]
2018–19 7.295 million[1]
– interchange  2.875 million[1]
2019–20 6.985 million[1]
– interchange  2.708 million[1]
2020–21 2.029 million[1]
– interchange  0.725 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Key dates
1 December 1865Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.46989°N 0.06886°W / 51.46989; -0.06886
 London transport portal

Routes

It is between Denmark Hill and Queens Road Peckham on the South London Line, between Denmark Hill and Nunhead on Catford Loop services, and between Queens Road Peckham and East Dulwich on the Sutton and Mole Valley Line. It is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is 3 miles 36 chains (5.6 km) measured from London Bridge or 5 miles 13 chains (8.3 km) measured from London Victoria.

Peckham Rye at a railway crossroads is a key interchange, being served by South London Line, Thameslink and Sutton & Mole Valley services; trains go to Dartford, London Bridge, London Victoria, Highbury & Islington, London Blackfriars, Sevenoaks, West Croydon, Beckenham Junction and Clapham Junction, Caterham, Luton, Orpington.

Station improvements

Refurbishment

Ticket gates were installed in May 2009 and during late 2010 the station was refurbished as part of a 'deep clean' by Southern. A former waiting room for platforms 2 and 3, bricked up for 55 years, was partially restored and temporarily re-opened with a permanent re-opening being planned.[3]

Future improvements

Peckham Rye is planned to become a step-free station. The project was planned to be completed in 2021, but has been delayed to 2024.[4]

Services

Services at Peckham Rye are operated by Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink and London Overground.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]

Services are operated using a mixture of rolling stock including Class 376, 377, 378, 455, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Thameslink
Southeastern
Southern
London Overground
South London Line

Connections

London Buses routes 12, 37, 63, 78, 197, 343, 363, P12 and P13 and night routes N63 and N343 serve the station; some via the bus station.

In the first episode of The Sweeney, "Ringer", the station's platforms, steps, and entrance were filmed for Regan and Carter's chase on foot of Billy who had stolen Regan's girlfriend's car.[6]

References
  1. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Dendy Marshall "History of the Southern Railway"
  3. "Peckham Rye station's 'lost' waiting room to re-open after 50 years". BBC News. 16 June 2016.
  4. Step-free Access - Transport for London
  5. Table 52, 173, 178, 195, 196, 200 National Rail timetable, May 2020
  6. "The Sweeney Ringer Filming & Locations". IMDb. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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