Honor Oak Park London Overground National Rail
Honor Oak Park is located in Greater London
Honor Oak Park
Honor Oak Park
Location of Honor Oak Park in Greater London
LocationHonor Oak
Local authorityLondon Borough of Lewisham
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeHPA
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 3.156 million[2]
2019–20Decrease 3.041 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.752 million[2]
2021–22Increase 1.821 million[2]
2022–23Increase 2.309 million[2]
Key dates
1 April 1886Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451°27′00″N 0°02′44″W / 51.4501°N 0.0456°W / 51.4501; -0.0456
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Honor Oak Park railway station serves the suburban area of Honor Oak in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is 4 miles 59 chains (4.74 miles, 7.62 km) down the line from London Bridge, between Brockley and Forest Hill.

The station is operated by London Overground, with London Overground and Southern trains serving the station. Thameslink and some Southern services pass through the station. It is located in Travelcard Zone 3.

History

The line on which it stands was opened in 1839, but this station was only opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 1 April 1886. The housebuilders who were developing the area contributed £1,000 towards the cost of construction.[3] There are four tracks through the station, with platforms on the outer Slow lines. These platforms are connected to the booking office (see illustration) by a footbridge. It was named to distinguish it from the Honor Oak station which existed at the time.

Down suburban electric train in 1958

London Overground took over operating the station in September 2009, which has benefited from the London Overground East London Line extension, completed in May 2010.[3] The East London line scheme has led to Honor Oak Park being well connected to other stations in South and East London with direct trains to Whitechapel (19 minutes), Shoreditch (23 minutes), Canada Water (10 minutes), London Victoria and London Bridge (11 minutes). Commuter areas such as Canary Wharf, Liverpool Street, Kings Cross and Waterloo are just one change of train away. From 2021 you will be able to directly interchange with Crossrail service at Whitechapel.

Despite past hopes that the Thameslink Project[4] could provide direct trains along the Thameslink core via St Pancras International to destinations north of London, since the completion of the project in 2020, Thameslink trains have continued to run fast through the station, though with an improved interchange at London Bridge.

Services

Services at Honor Oak Park are operated by Southern and London Overground using Class 377 and 378 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5][6]

The station is also served by a single early morning and late evening service to East Croydon via Norwood Junction, with the early morning service continuing to Tattenham Corner and Caterham.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern
Stopping Services
Preceding station London Overground Following station
Brockley
towards Highbury & Islington
 East London line Forest Hill
towards Crystal Palace or West Croydon

Connections

London Buses routes P4 and P12 serve the station.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. 1 2 "Honor Oak Park, Lewisham". Hidden London. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Thameslink Programme - About the Thameslink Programme - 2016". Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Table 171, 177, 178 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  6. ↑ "London Overground Timetable: Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon" (PDF). London Overground. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Honor Oak Park Station". TfL. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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