Surrey Quays railway station

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Surrey Quays
Location of Surrey Quays in Greater London
Location Surrey Quays
Local authority London Borough of Southwark
Managed by London Overground
Owner Transport for London
Station codeSQE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone 2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase2.svg 4.878 million [1]
– interchange Increase2.svg 0.590 million [1]
2019–20Decrease2.svg 4.693 million [1]
– interchange Decrease2.svg 0.581 million [1]
2020–21Decrease2.svg 1.494 million [1]
– interchange Decrease2.svg 0.136 million [1]
2021–22Increase2.svg 3.425 million [1]
– interchange Increase2.svg 0.318 million [1]
2022–23Increase2.svg 4.349 million [1]
– interchange Increase2.svg 0.517 million [1]
Key dates
7 December 1869Opened (Deptford Road)
17 July 1911Renamed Surrey Docks
24 October 1989Renamed Surrey Quays
1995Line and station closed
1998Line and station reopened
22 December 2007Line and station closed
27 April 2010 [2] Line and station reopened
Other information
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WGS84 51°29′37″N0°02′50″W / 51.49358°N 0.04717°W / 51.49358; -0.04717
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg  London transportportal

Surrey Quays is a station on the East London Line of the London Overground. It is located in Rotherhithe, part of London Borough of Southwark; [3] it is in Zone 2. The next station to the north is Canada Water; to the south, it splits into branches to Clapham Junction, New Cross and Crystal Palace/West Croydon. Closed in late 2007 as an underground station, it was refurbished and reopened as part of the London Overground network on 27 April 2010. [2]

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History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines in South East London, including the southern portion of the East London Line Bricklayers Arms & New Cross, Midhurst RJD 91.jpg
A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines in South East London, including the southern portion of the East London Line

The station was built by the East London Railway Company and opened on 7 December 1869; it was originally known as Deptford Road. [4] On 17 July 1911 it was renamed Surrey Docks [4] in reference to the nearby Surrey Commercial Docks (which closed in the 1960s), and further renamed Surrey Quays on 24 October 1989, [4] following the construction of the nearby Surrey Quays Shopping Centre. This was a somewhat controversial move, for some of the local community felt that their heritage was being eroded.[ citation needed ] However, the name stuck, and the Surrey Docks part of Rotherhithe is now often referred to as Surrey Quays.

In the 1950s and 1960s, London Underground planned a new line connecting north-west and south-east London. Approval for the first stage of the Fleet line (renamed the Jubilee line in 1975) to Charing Cross was granted in 1969, [5] with second and third stages approved in 1971 and 1972. [6] The station was planned to be part of phase 3 running to Lewisham. New tunnels to and from the City of London would have come to the surface north of the station. East London line trains would have terminated at Surrey Docks with London Underground services to New Cross and New Cross Gate being taken over by the new line. [6] Phases 2 and 3 were not carried out due to a lack of funds. Eventually, due to changing land usage and the growth of Canary Wharf, the Jubilee line was extended via Canada Water instead.

For much of its history, the station's importance lay in its proximity to the Surrey Commercial Docks; it was at the south end of Canada Dock (now Canada Water) and a few hundred yards from the principal entrance to the docks. Its usage fell considerably after the docks closed, but revived following the redevelopment of the London Docklands in the 1980s and 1990s.

The service was closed between 1995 and 1998 due to repair work on the East London line's Thames Tunnel. The East London line closed permanently as an Underground line on 22 December 2007. It reopened for preview services on 27 April 2010 to New Cross and New Cross Gate and 23 May 2010 for full service to New Cross, West Croydon and Crystal Palace, becoming part of the London Overground system. [2] On 9 December 2012, Phase 2 of East London line extension opened to the public, and was launched the next day by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. [7] It provides services to Clapham Junction via Peckham Rye, thus completing the London Overground Orbital link.

As of February 2021, Transport for London is planning to upgrade the station with a new entrance and ticket hall, improving capacity and introducing step-free access. [8] On 2 February 2023, TfL awarded the contract to start construction, with works due to start in the summer.

Services

All times below are correct as of the December 2015 timetables.

London Overground

Mondays to Saturdays there is a service every 5–10 minutes throughout the day, while on Sundays before 13:00 there is a service every 5–9 minutes, changing to every 7–8 minutes until the end of service after that. [9] Current off peak frequency is:

East London Line

South London Line

Connections

London Buses routes 1, 47, 188, 199, 225, 381 and night routes N199 and N381 serve the station. [10]

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