Station code DEP Accessible Yes | DfT category E Number of platforms 2 | |
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Local authority Similar Deptford Bridge DLR stati, Maze Hill railway station, Greenwich station, Woolwich Dockyard railway st, Westcombe Park railway st | ||
Deptford is a suburban railway station in the UK capital city of London. It is located in Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, on the North Kent Line, about three miles from London Bridge station. The staggered platforms are on the London Bridge to Greenwich railway viaduct, a high brick viaduct on which the line runs at this point, above High Street, Deptford. It is located in Zone 2 on the Transport for London map.
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Opened in 1836, Deptford station is reputedly the oldest railway station in London.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
Between January 2015 and September 2016 no services to/from Charing Cross will call at this station.
History
The station came into existence when the London and Greenwich Railway opened its first section between Spa Road, Bermondsey and Deptford on 8 February 1836. The line was extended westwards to the new London Bridge Station on 14 December 1836 and eastwards to Greenwich on 24 December 1838.
Deptford station was closed between 1915 and 1926. The original station building was demolished by the Southern Railway and the current station building constructed in its place.
A new station building was opened on Thursday 26 April 2012; the new station is fully accessible. A second entry/exit was planned to be opened in late 2015, as soon as the refurbishment of the old carriage ramp is complete, but this new entrance has been delayed. If the new planned station entrance is built it will be located on Platform 1.