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{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}
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'''Old Kent Road''' was a ] on the ] section of ] in south London, England. It took its name from the ] on which it was located. The station opened on 13 August 1866 and closed on 1 January 1917.


==History==
'''Old Kent Road railway station''' was a station in ]. It opened on 13 July 1866 on a viaduct and bridge crossing the road at a junction with a line to ] and what became ] on the ] and ] on the ]. It was later renamed "Old Kent Road and Hatcham". It was operated by the ]. It closed on 1 January 1917.
The station opened on 13 August 1866 as part of the initial ] service between London Bridge and ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Borley |first1=H. V. |title=Chronology of London railways |date=1982 |publisher=Railway & Canal Historical Soc |location=Oakham, Leisc |isbn=0901461334}}</ref><ref>London's Disused Stations by J.E.Connor</ref> Service was extended from Loughborough Park to Victoria on 1 May 1867.<ref name="Mitchell">{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Vic |last2=Smith |first2=Keith |title=South London Line: London Bridge to Victoria |date=1995 |publisher=Middleton Press |isbn=1873793464}}</ref>


It was located on a viaduct to the south of Old Kent Road in the ] division of the parish of ]. The boundary with the hamlet of ] in the parish of St Paul Deptford was located just to the east of the station. The railway crossed the road on a bridge.
==Future==
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The proposed extension to the ] with the spur re-opened will allow through services to ] for the first time in roughly a century. A new station, ], was proposed to be about 700 metres north of the site of Old Kent Road station but funding has not been agreed.<ref></ref><ref></ref>


To the north the next station was ] and to the south the next station was ]. The station was renamed in 1870 to '''Old Kent Road and Hatcham'''.
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South London line service converted to overhead electric traction from 1 December 1909 and was marketed as the South London Elevated Electric Railway.<ref name="Mitchell"/>
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The station closed temporarily on 1 January 1917 during the ] as an economy measure, but was not reopened after the end of the war despite public complaints.<ref name="Mitchell"/>
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===East London Railway connection===
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To the north of Old Kent Road the Old Kent Road junction provided a connection to ] on the East London Railway.
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LBSCR passenger service between Old Kent Road and Wapping on the East London Railway commenced on 13 March 1871. Services were extended to Liverpool Street on 11 April 1876 and Peckham Rye on 1 August 1877. From 31 December 1885 the service was cut back to Shoreditch from Liverpool Street.<ref name="Mitchell"/>

The passenger train service to East London was withdrawn on 1 June 1911 and the track was removed in 1912.<ref>Londons Disused Stations Volume 6 by J.E.Connor</ref>

The connection to the ] from Old Kent Road junction was restored in December 2012 with services operated by the ].

==Proposed new stations==
A new station named {{rws|Surrey Canal}} on the London Overground is proposed to be situated about 700 metres north of the site of the former Old Kent Road station.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Thomas |title=TfL seeks funding options for long-awaited Surrey Canal Overground station |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tfl-seeks-funding-options-for-long-awaited-surrey-canal-overground-station-30-10-2023/ |website=New Civil Engineer |access-date=20 February 2024 |language=en |date=30 October 2023}}</ref>

A new London Underground station at Old Kent Road was proposed in 2014 as part of plans for the ] extension,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foley |first1=Amanda|title=£3bn Bakerloo Line expansion unveiled |url=https://tunnellingjournal.com/tfl-launch-public-consultation-for-extension-of-bakerloo-line-through-southwark-and-lewisham/ |website=The Tunnelling Journal |date=1 October 2014}}</ref> for which the route has been safeguarded, as of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bakerloo line extension: safeguarding directions |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bakerloo-line-extension-safeguarding-guidance |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 09:12, 9 April 2024

Former railway station in England

A 1915 map showing the location of the station near the bottom of the map
A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the approaches to London Bridge station

Old Kent Road was a railway station on the South London line section of London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in south London, England. It took its name from the Old Kent Road on which it was located. The station opened on 13 August 1866 and closed on 1 January 1917.

History

The station opened on 13 August 1866 as part of the initial South London line service between London Bridge and Loughborough Park. Service was extended from Loughborough Park to Victoria on 1 May 1867.

It was located on a viaduct to the south of Old Kent Road in the Peckham division of the parish of Camberwell. The boundary with the hamlet of Hatcham in the parish of St Paul Deptford was located just to the east of the station. The railway crossed the road on a bridge.

To the north the next station was South Bermondsey and to the south the next station was Queen's Road. The station was renamed in 1870 to Old Kent Road and Hatcham.

South London line service converted to overhead electric traction from 1 December 1909 and was marketed as the South London Elevated Electric Railway.

The station closed temporarily on 1 January 1917 during the First World War as an economy measure, but was not reopened after the end of the war despite public complaints.

East London Railway connection

To the north of Old Kent Road the Old Kent Road junction provided a connection to Deptford Road on the East London Railway.

LBSCR passenger service between Old Kent Road and Wapping on the East London Railway commenced on 13 March 1871. Services were extended to Liverpool Street on 11 April 1876 and Peckham Rye on 1 August 1877. From 31 December 1885 the service was cut back to Shoreditch from Liverpool Street.

The passenger train service to East London was withdrawn on 1 June 1911 and the track was removed in 1912.

The connection to the East London line from Old Kent Road junction was restored in December 2012 with services operated by the London Overground.

Proposed new stations

A new station named Surrey Canal on the London Overground is proposed to be situated about 700 metres north of the site of the former Old Kent Road station.

A new London Underground station at Old Kent Road was proposed in 2014 as part of plans for the Bakerloo line extension, for which the route has been safeguarded, as of 2021.

References

  1. Borley, H. V. (1982). Chronology of London railways. Oakham, Leisc: Railway & Canal Historical Soc. ISBN 0901461334.
  2. London's Disused Stations by J.E.Connor
  3. ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). South London Line: London Bridge to Victoria. Middleton Press. ISBN 1873793464.
  4. Londons Disused Stations Volume 6 by J.E.Connor
  5. Johnson, Thomas (30 October 2023). "TfL seeks funding options for long-awaited Surrey Canal Overground station". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. Foley, Amanda (1 October 2014). "£3bn Bakerloo Line expansion unveiled". The Tunnelling Journal.
  7. "Bakerloo line extension: safeguarding directions". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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