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| Location | New Cross |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Lewisham |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | NXG |
| Platforms in use | 4 (5 from 2010) |
| Fare zone | 2 |
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| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2005 | 2.997 million[1] |
| 2007 | 3.563 million[1] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004/5 | 2.330 million[2] |
| 2005/6 | 2.353 million[2] |
| 2006/7 | 2.338 million[2] |
| 2007/8 | 1.955 million[2] |
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| 5 June 1839 | Opened |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
New Cross Gate station is a railway station in New Cross, London. It is about 600 metres west of New Cross station. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is operated by London Overground.
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History
England's railway boom of the 1830s led to two competing companies driving lines through the area. The first, the London and Croydon Railway (L&CR) established a station on the New Cross Road close to Hatcham in 1839. The second company, the South Eastern Railway (SER) established a second near Amersham Way in the heart of New Cross in 1849. Both companies called their stations "New Cross". The East London Line to Whitechapel and Liverpool Street was opened in 1869 and separate station was built alongside for their services but was closed in 1886 and services diverted to the adjacent LB&SCR station. The station was demolished after closure and the site used for sidings.
In 1923 the Southern changed the name of the "Brighton" station - the one furthest away from New Cross - to "New Cross Gate", leaving the "South Eastern" station as "New Cross". And so it has remained ever since.
London Underground stopped serving the Station in 22 December 2007 as the East London Line is being converted into a National Rail line and will reopen as part of the London Overground network.
Locomotive Depot
The L&CR opened a motive power depot and locomotive repair facility at this station in 1839, which burned down in 1844. A replace ment was built in 1845, and another by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) in 1848. Further buildings were constructed by the LB&SCR in 1863 and 1869. The depot was closed in 1949 and replaced by sidings for the storage of electric multiple units.
Services
National Rail trains run south to Caterham, London Victoria (on the South London Line) and West Croydon; and north to London Bridge. The next station to the south is Brockley.
London Overground
The East London Line closed on 22 December 2007 and will not reopen until May 2010. It will become part of the new London Overground system. The service was also closed between 1995 and 1998 due to repair work on the East London Line's tunnel under the River Thames. The East London line extension will include a flyover north of New Cross Gate allowing trains to run through to West Croydon, plus the construction of a train servicing facility nearby. Platform 1 and adjacent track (southbound) are being extensively refurbished (as of November 2009), with the line continuing under New Cross Road, before merging with the existing southbound slow line.
Transport Connections
| London Buses | Stop N New Cross/Jerningham Road 343, N343 Stop M New Cross Gate Station 21, 136, 321 436 Stop O New Cross Gate Station 21, 53, 136, 172, 177, 321, 436, 453 |
References
- ^ a b Transport for London - London Underground performance update
- ^ a b c d Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at New Cross Gate railway station from Office of Rail Regulation statistics
External links
- Train times and station information for New Cross Gate railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°28′32″N 0°02′25″W / 51.47556°N 0.04028°W
Current
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| London Bridge | Southern Brighton Main Line |
Brockley | ||
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| Preceding station |  London Underground |
Following station | ||
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towards Shoreditch
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East London line (bus replacement service until 2010) |
Terminus | ||
From 2010
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| London Bridge | Southern Brighton Main Line |
Brockley | ||
| Surrey Quays | London Overground East London Line |
Brockley | ||
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