Peckham Rye railway station

Peckham Rye
Peckham Rye Station main entrance
Peckham Rye Location of Peckham Rye in Greater London
Location	Peckham
Local authority	London Borough of Southwark
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	PMR
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	6.985 million [1]
– interchange	2.708 million [1]
2020–21	2.029 million [1]
– interchange	0.725 million [1]
2021–22	4.440 million [1]
– interchange	1.491 million [1]
2022–23	5.412 million [1]
– interchange	3.039 million [1]
2023–24	5.935 million [1]
– interchange	1.668 million [1]
Railway companies
Original company	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Key dates
1 December 1865	Opened (LCDR)
13 August 1866	Opened (LBSCR)
Listed status
Listed feature	Peckham Rye Station
Listing grade	Grade II listed
Entry number	1392389 [2]
Added to list	31 January 2008
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°28′12″N0°04′08″W / 51.46989°N 0.06886°W / 51.46989; -0.06886
London transportportal

Peckham Rye is an interchange station between the Windrush line of the London Overground and National Rail services operated by Southeastern, Southern and Thameslink, located in Peckham town centre in South London.

History

It opened on 1 December 1865 for London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) trains and on 13 August 1866 for London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) trains. ^[3] It was designed by Charles Henry Driver (1832–1900), the architect of Abbey Mills and Crossness pumping stations, who also designed the grade II listed Denmark Hill and Battersea Park stations between here and London Victoria.

Layout and routes

It is between Denmark Hill and Queens Road Peckham on the Windrush line, between Denmark Hill and Nunhead on the Catford loop line, and between Queens Road Peckham and East Dulwich on the Portsmouth Line. It is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is 3 miles 36 chains (5.6 km) measured from London Bridge or 5 miles 13 chains (8.3 km) measured from London Victoria.

Peckham Rye is a major interchange served by four different routes. Its platforms are on two separate viaducts with a single ticket hall at ground level. Platforms 1 and 2 are on the south viaduct and served by Southern services (London Bridge via Tulse Hill to Beckenham Junction and East Croydon), and Windrush line (London Overground) services (Clapham Junction to Dalston Junction). Platforms 3 and 4 are on the north viaduct and served by Thameslink (Blackfriars to Sevenoaks) and Southeastern (Victoria to Dartford).

The station is Grade II listed. ^[2]

Station improvements

Refurbishment

Ticket gates were installed in May 2009 and during late 2010 the station was refurbished as part of a 'deep clean' by Southern. A former waiting room for platforms 2 and 3, bricked up for 55 years, was partially restored and temporarily re-opened with a permanent re-opening being planned. ^[4]

Future improvements

Peckham Rye station was targeted for step-free access, originally planned for completion in 2024. ^[5]

However, as of mid-2025, that project is on hold following a Spending Review that reprioritised Department for Transport funding toward schemes with more immediate passenger impact. ^[6]

Separately, Southwark Council, in collaboration with the Greater London Authority and Network Rail, has commenced a redevelopment of the station’s forecourt, known as the "Peckham Rye Station Square." This project involves demolishing the 1930s-style arcade to reveal a restored Grade II-listed station façade and creating a new public square and commercial units. BAM Nuttall Ltd has been appointed as the contractor, with demolition scheduled for mid-2025 and construction expected to complete by 2026. ^[7]

Services

Services at Peckham Rye are operated by London Overground (on the Windrush line), Southeastern, Southern and Thameslink using Class 377, 378, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: ^{[8] [9]}

• 2 tph to London Victoria
• 2 tph to London Blackfriars
• 4 tph to London Bridge
• 2 tph to Beckenham Junction via Crystal Palace
• 2 tph to East Croydon via Norbury
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Catford
• 2 tph to Dartford via Bexleyheath
• 4 tph to Clapham Junction (Windrush line)
• 4 tph to Dalston Junction via Surrey Quays (Windrush line)

During the peak hours, additional services between Orpington, Kentish Town and Luton call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.

The station is also served by a limited London Overground service of one train per day to and two trains per day from Battersea Park.

On Sundays, the services between London Bridge and Beckenham Junction do not run.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Denmark Hill		Thameslink Catford Loop Line		Nunhead
		Southeastern Greenwich Park Branch Line
Queens Road Peckham		Southern South London Line		East Dulwich
Preceding station	London Overground			Following station
Denmark Hill towards Clapham Junction		Windrush line South London line		Queens Road Peckham towards Dalston Junction

Connections

London Buses routes 12, 37, 63, 78, 197, 343, 363, P12 and P13 and night routes N63 and N343 serve the station; some via the bus station.

In popular culture

In the first episode of The Sweeney , "Ringer", the station's platforms, steps, and entrance were filmed for Regan and Carter's chase on foot of Billy who had stolen Regan's girlfriend's car.^{[ citation needed ]}

It is shown in the introduction of the Channel 4 show Desmond's .^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Historic England, "Peckham Rye Station (1392389)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 26 June 2025
3. Dendy Marshall "History of the Southern Railway"
4. "Peckham Rye station's 'lost' waiting room to re-open after 50 years". BBC News. 16 June 2016.
5. "Step-free access - Transport for London". tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
6. "Planned Peckham Rye station step-free upgrade has been put on hold". IanVisits. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
7. "Peckham Rye Station Square redevelopment plans". Southwark Council. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
8. Table 52, 173, 178, 195, 196, 200 National Rail timetable, December 2023
9. "London Overground Timetable: Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon" (PDF). Transport for London . Retrieved 4 February 2024.

External links

• Peckham Rye Waiting Room - Benedict O'Looney Architects
• Train times and station information for Peckham Rye railway station from National Rail