Battersea Park Road railway station

Battersea Park Road
Ordnance Survey map showing Battersea Park Road station
Battersea Park Road Location of Battersea Park Road in Greater London
Location	Battersea
Local authority	London Borough of Wandsworth
Grid reference	TQ288771
Railway companies
Original company	London, Chatham and Dover Railway [1]
Pre-grouping	South Eastern and Chatham Railway [1]
Key dates
1 May 1867 (1867-05-01)	Opened as Battersea Park (York Road) [1]
1 November 1877 (1877-11-01)	Renamed Battersea Park Road [1]
3 April 1916 [2]	Closed
Other information
Coordinates	51°28′42″N0°08′43″W / 51.47825°N 0.14521°W / 51.47825; -0.14521
London transportportal

v t e LC&DR's Metropolitan Extensions and neighbouring railway lines
Legend
To St Pancras Farringdon 1866 2009 Barbican Moorgate 1866 2009 1874 1990 Holborn Viaduct Holborn Viaduct (low) 1874 1916 Victoria City Thameslink 1867 1911 Grosvenor Road Ludgate Hill 1865 1929 Charing Cross Blackfriars River Thames 1867 1916 Battersea Park Road Blackfriars Bridge 1864 1964 Waterloo East To London Bridge Vauxhall Waterloo To Clapham Jct Borough Road 1864 1907 Wandsworth Road Elephant & Castle Clapham High Street Walworth Road 1862 1916 Camberwell 1862 1916 Loughborough Junction Brixton Denmark Hill Catford loop 1866 1976 East Brixton South London Line Herne Hill sidings 1885 1966 North Junction Herne Hill South Junction To Sutton Tulse Hill North Dulwich To L. Bridge West Dulwich Chatham Main Line to Kent

Decorative arch at the site of Battersea Park Road station

Battersea Park Road railway station in Battersea, South London was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway in 1867. It closed in 1916 along with other inner-London stations on the Main Line. ^[3] Battersea Park railway station, nearby on a different line from London Victoria, remains open. There is no evidence of the station at rail level, but the bricked-up entrance can be seen under the rail bridge close to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

History

In 1879 the LCDR was running the following services that stopped at Battersea Park Road: ^[4]

• Frequent trains between Moorgate and Victoria, calling at all stations ^[a]
• Through trains from Kentish Town to Victoria, calling at all stations ^[b]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Grosvenor Road Line open, station closed		London, Chatham & Dover Railway Main Line		Wandsworth Road Line and station open

Notes

1. Trains called at Moorgate Street, Aldersgate Street, Snow Hill, Ludgate Hill, Blackfriars, Borough Road, Elephant and Castle, Walworth Road, Camberwell, Loughborough Junction, Brixton and South Stockwell, Clapham and North Stockwell, Wandsworth Road, Battersea Park Road, Grosvenor Road and Victoria
2. Trains called at Kentish Town, King's Cross (York Road), King's Cross (Metropolitan), Farringdon Street, Snow Hill then as for the Moorgate to Victoria service.

References

1. 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. p. 29. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
2. The Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.Connor and B.Halford
3. London's Abandoned Tube Stations
4. Cook's Handbook For London. London: Thomas Cook & Son. 1879.