Anerley railway station

Anerley
Anerley Location of Anerley in Greater London
Location	Anerley
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	ANZ
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2 (facing 4 tracks)
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.033 million
2020–21	0.325 million
2021–22	0.728 million
2022–23	0.901 million
2023–24	0.945 million
Key dates
5 June 1839	Station opened as Anerley Bridge
1840	Station renamed Anerley
23 May 2010	London Overground extension sees first Overground trains
September 2022	Southern services withdrawn to only a Parliamentary service.
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.4147°N 0.067°W / 51.4147; -0.067
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Anerley railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. The station is operated by London Overground, with Overground and Southern trains (very infrequently) serving the station. It is 7 miles 47 chains (7.59 miles, 12.21 km) down the line from London Bridge, in Travelcard Zone 4.

The main building on the down side (which is only open on weekdays/Saturday mornings) replaced an original building which was on the up platform. This was in turn replaced by two shelters on the Up platform. There is a bridge connecting the two platforms. Four lines run through the station, the central pair being the Up and Down through lines. The station stands off Anerley Road (A214).

History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the Brighton Main Line between South Croydon and Selhurst/Forest Hill, as well as surrounding lines

The station was opened originally as Anerley Bridge by the London and Croydon Railway in 1839. It was situated in a largely unpopulated area, but was built as part of an agreement with the local landowner.

According to local lore, the landowner was a Scotsman and, when asked for the landmark by which the station would be known, he replied "Mine is the annerly hoose". The timetable of the day seems to back this up since it says "There is no place of that name".

The London and Croydon Railway amalgamated with the London and Brighton Railway to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in July 1846, and the station was rebuilt during the widening of the main line during 1849–50.

During the Grouping of 1923 the station became part of the Southern Railway, and then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Rail.

Anerley formed part of the new southward extension to the East London line that opened on 23 May 2010, making Anerley part of the London Overground network. At the same time, management of the station passed from Southern to London Overground under Arriva Rail London.

Services

The view of the station platforms from the footbridge, looking northbound. Penge West station can be seen in the distance.

East London Line
London Overground
Highbury & Islington Canonbury Dalston Junction Haggerston Kingsland Viaduct Hoxton Shoreditch High Street Whitechapel Shadwell ( Shadwell) Wapping Thames Tunnel under River Thames Rotherhithe Canada Water Surrey Quays Queens Road Peckham New Cross Peckham Rye New Cross Gate Denmark Hill Brockley Clapham High Street ( Clapham North) Honor Oak Park Wandsworth Road Forest Hill Clapham Junction Sydenham Crystal Palace Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction West Croydon

Off-peak, all services at Anerley are operated by London Overground using Class 378 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 4 tph to Highbury & Islington via Surrey Quays
• 4 tph to West Croydon

The station is also served by a limited Southern service of one train per day to London Bridge (on very early mornings) and two trains per day to East Croydon, one of which continues to Tattenham Corner and Caterham. All day off peak services to London Bridge were axed in September 2022. These services are operated using Class 377 EMUs.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Penge West		Southern Brighton Main Line Stopping Services Limited Service		Norwood Junction
Preceding station	London Overground			Following station
Penge West towards Highbury & Islington		Windrush line East London line		Norwood Junction towards West Croydon

Connections

London Buses routes 157, 249, 354, 358, 432 and night route N3 serve the station.

References

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

External links

• Train times and station information for Anerley railway station from National Rail
• Anerley on the London Overground map [1]