Sydenham Hill
College Road entrance signage
Sydenham Hill Location of Sydenham Hill in Greater London
Location	Dulwich Wood, Crystal Palace
Local authority	London Borough of Southwark
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	SYH
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	0.825 million[1]
2019–20	0.787 million[1]
2020–21	0.209 million[1]
2021–22	0.486 million[1]
2022–23	0.542 million[1]
Key dates
August 1863	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°25′57″N 0°04′49″W / 51.4326°N 0.0802°W / 51.4326; -0.0802
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Sydenham Hill railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving Sydenham Hill, the Kingswood Estate, and Upper Sydenham, in south London. It is 5 miles 57 chains (9.2 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between West Dulwich and Penge East. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern, as part of the Bromley South Metro service. Sydenham Hill is in Travelcard Zone 3.

The station is at the north-western portal of the Sydenham Hill Tunnel, located in a deep cutting with access to all platforms (and the station itself) via steps. Originally the station was known as Sydenham Hill (for Crystal Palace), due to its proximity to the Crystal Palace, until 1936 when the palace was destroyed by fire.

Services

Sydenham Hill platforms looking towards London Victoria

All services at Sydenham Hill are operated by Southeastern using Class 465 and 466 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[2]

• 2 tph to London Victoria
• 2 tph to Orpington via Bromley South

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service between London Victoria and Orpington, increasing the service to 4 tph in each direction.

The station is also served by a number of peak hour services between Beckenham Junction and London Blackfriars. The station is served by five trains to London Blackfriars in the morning peak and two trains to Beckenham Junction in the evening peak.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
West Dulwich		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Penge East

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Sydenham Hill railway station from National Rail

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