Clapham High Street railway station
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Clapham High Street railway station is on the South London line in Clapham, within the London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London. It is 6 miles 21 chains (10.1 km) measured from London Bridge (the former LC&DR platforms also being 2 miles 25 chains (3.7 km) measured from London Victoria).[3] It is served by London Overground services between Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction, with a limited service to Battersea Park. Southeastern services from Lewisham pass through the station, however proposals to call at the station have been limited by the age of Southeastern’s rolling stock.
Clapham High Street | |
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Location | Clapham |
Local authority | London Borough of Lambeth |
Managed by | London Overground |
Station code | CLP |
DfT category | F1 |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 2 |
OSI | Clapham North [1] |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2018–19 | 1.909 million[2] |
2019–20 | 1.705 million[2] |
2020–21 | 0.561 million[2] |
2021–22 | 1.289 million[2] |
2022–23 | 1.387 million[2] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
25 August 1862 | Opened (LCDR) |
1 May 1867 | Opened (LBSCR) |
3 April 1916 | Closed (LCDR) |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51.4658°N 0.1328°W / 51.4658; -0.1328 |
London transport portal |
It is close to Clapham North tube station, and interchange between the two is counted as an Out of Station Interchange on Oyster, so that users are charged for only one journey, rather than two separate journeys.[4]