Honor Oak Park railway station explained

Honor Oak Park
Manager:London Overground
Owner:Network Rail
Fare Zone:3
Symbol:overground
Symbol2:rail
Locale:Honor Oak
Borough:London Borough of Lewisham
Events1:Opened
Years1:1 April 1886
Platforms:2
Tracks:4
Railexits0405: 0.982
Railexits0506: 1.024
Railexits0607: 1.582
Railexits0708: 1.614
Railexits0809: 1.462
Railexits0910: 1.525
Railexits1011: 1.898
Railexits1112: 2.217
Railexits1213: 2.412
Railexits1314: 2.493
Railexits1415: 2.542
Railexits1516: 2.969
Railexits1617: 3.071
Railexits1718: 3.048 -->
Railexits1819: 3.156
Railexits1920: 3.041
Railexits2021: 0.752
Railexits2122: 1.821
Railexits2223: 2.309
Railcode:HPA
Access:yes
Coordinates:51.4501°N -0.0456°W
Dft Category:D

Honor Oak Park railway station serves the suburban area of Honor Oak in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is down the line from, between and .

The station is operated by London Overground, with London Overground and Southern trains serving the station. Thameslink and some Southern services pass through the station. It is located in Travelcard Zone 3.

History

The line on which it stands was opened in 1839, but this station was only opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 1 April 1886. The housebuilders who were developing the area contributed £1,000 towards the cost of construction.[1] There are four tracks through the station, with platforms on the outer Slow lines. These platforms are connected to the booking office (see illustration) by a footbridge. It was named to distinguish it from the Honor Oak station which existed at the time.London Overground took over operating the station in September 2009, which has benefited from the London Overground East London Line extension, completed in May 2010. The East London line scheme has led to Honor Oak Park being well connected to other stations in South and East London with direct trains to Whitechapel (19 minutes), Shoreditch (23 minutes), Canada Water (10 minutes), London Victoria and London Bridge (11 minutes). Commuter areas such as Canary Wharf, Liverpool Street, Kings Cross and Waterloo are just one change of train away. From 2021 you will be able to directly interchange with Crossrail service at Whitechapel.

Despite past hopes that the Thameslink Project[2] could provide direct trains along the Thameslink core via St Pancras International to destinations north of London, since the completion of the project in 2020, Thameslink trains have continued to run fast through the station, though with an improved interchange at London Bridge.

Services

Services at Honor Oak Park are operated by Southern and London Overground using and EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

The station is also served by a single early morning and late evening service to via, with the early morning service continuing to and .

Connections

London Buses routes P4 and P12 serve the station.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honor Oak Park, Lewisham . Hidden London . 20 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Thameslink Programme - About the Thameslink Programme - 2016 . 2009-11-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100330033605/http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/cms/pages/view/30 . 30 March 2010 .
  3. Web site: London Overground Timetable: Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon. London Overground. 4 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Honor Oak Park Station. TfL. 17 May 2020.