Walworth Road railway station explained

Walworth Road
Locale:Walworth
Borough:Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell
Platforms:4[1]
Railstation:yes
Original:London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Years1:1 May 1863
Events1:Opened
Years2:3 April 1916
Events2:Closed to passengers

Walworth Road railway station was a railway station in Walworth Road, Southwark, south London, England, on the London Chatham & Dover Railway, which opened on 1 May 1863 on the City Branch to Blackfriars as part of the company's ambitious plan to extend into the City of London.[2] It was originally known as Camberwell Gate before changing its name in 1865.

Along with many other London stations, World War I wartime restraints forced it to close on 3 April 1916.[3] At the time, the closure was considered temporary, but the station never reopened and was subsequently demolished. Today there are virtually no traces that this was once a station.[4] It was planned in the 1950s to open a tube station in Walworth on the Bakerloo line, but the plans were abandoned.

British Rail did consider reopening the station as part of Thameslink in the 1980s but never materialised.[5]

History

In 1879 the LCDR was running the following services that stopped at Walworth Road:[6]

References

51.4842°N -0.0957°W

Notes and References

  1. London Railway Atlas 4th Edition p.39
  2. http://www.loveplums.co.uk/Tube/Blackfriars_Loughborough.html Blackfriars Bridge - Loughborough Junction
  3. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
  4. Web site: Walworth Road Station. Disused Stations.
  5. . Rita . Carter . . 1 July 1985 .
  6. Book: Cook's Handbook For London . 1879 . Thomas Cook & Son . London.