Honor Oak Park railway station

This article is about the current station. For the disused station in Honor Oak, see Honor Oak railway station.

Honor Oak Park
Honor Oak Park Location of Honor Oak Park in Greater London
Location	Honor Oak
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	HPA
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2008–09	1.462 million
2009–10	1.525 million
2010–11	1.898 million
2011–12	2.217 million
2012–13	2.412 million
2013–14	2.493 million
Key dates
1 April 1886	Opened
Other information
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External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
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Honor Oak Park railway station serves the suburban area of Honor Oak in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is located between Brockley and Forest Hill.

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. 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.

Down suburban electric train in 1958

The station has benefited from the London Overground East London Line extension, completed in May 2010, but which saw London Overground take over operating the station in September 2009. 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 2018/19 you will be able to directly interchange with Crossrail service at Whitechapel.

From 2018 this station may also benefit from the Thameslink Project which could introduce direct trains from Honor Oak Park through to London Bridge and on to Hertfordshire via St Pancras International. This would enable most of London to be accessible in a relatively short time compared to now. This will also coincide with Crossrail being constructed at Whitechapel ensuring that East-to-West as well as South-to-North London will be easily accessible from Honor Oak Park.

Services

London Overground East London Line
Legend
Highbury & Islington    Canonbury Dalston Junction Kingsland Viaduct ▼ Haggerston Hoxton Kingsland Viaduct ▲ Shoreditch High Street Whitechapel Shadwell Wapping Thames Tunnel under River Thames Rotherhithe Canada Water Surrey Quays Queens Road Peckham New Cross Peckham Rye New Cross Gate Denmark Hill Brockley Clapham High Street Honor Oak Park Wandsworth Road Forest Hill Clapham Junction Sydenham Crystal Palace Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction West Croydon

Honor Oak Park is served by 8 trains in each direction off peak, with additional Southern services at peak hours. Southern operates 4-8 car trains throughout the day, with 10 carriage trains at peak hours.

Off Peak frequencies are:

Platform	Frequency (per hour)	Destination	Service Pattern	Operator	Line
1	4	Highbury & Islington	All stations via Shoreditch High Street	London Overground	East London
	4	Dalston Junction		London Overground	East London
	4	London Bridge	All stations	Southern	Metro
2	4	Crystal Palace	All Stations	London Overground	East London
	4	West Croydon	All stations	London Overground	East London
	2	London Victoria (Mon-Sat)	All stations via Clapham Junction	Southern	Metro
	2	Caterham (Mon-Sat)	All stations via East Croydon	Southern	Metro
	2	West Croydon (Peaks & Sun only)	Forest Hill, Sydenham then fast to Norwood Junction	Southern	Metro
	2	Tattenham Corner (Sun only)	All stations via East Croydon	Southern	Metro

Connections

London Buses routes P4 and P12 serve the station.

Lines

Preceding station		London Overground		Following station
Brockley towards Highbury & Islington or Dalston Junction		East London Line		Forest Hill towards Crystal Palace or West Croydon
	National Rail
Brockley		Southern Brighton Main Line		Forest Hill