Herne Hill railway station
Herne Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London, England, on the boundary between London fare zones 2 and 3. Train services are provided by Thameslink to London Blackfriars, Farringdon, St Pancras International and St Albans 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.
| Herne Hill | |
|---|---|
Herne Hill Location of Herne Hill in Greater London | |
| Location | Herne Hill |
| Local authority | London Borough of Lambeth |
| Grid reference | TQ319744 |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | HNH |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 2 and 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 | 2.888 million |
| – interchange | 1.537 million |
| 2019–20 | 2.784 million |
| – interchange | 1.554 million |
| 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 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 25 August 1862 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51.453°N 0.102°W |
| London transport portal | |
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, 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.