Gipsy Hill railway station

Gipsy Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London. It is situated on the Crystal Palace Line, 7 miles 77 chains (12.8 km) measured from London Victoria. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southern, and it is in Travelcard Zone 3.

Gipsy Hill
Gipsy Hill (prior to 2009 refurbishment works)
Gipsy Hill Location of Gipsy Hill in Greater London
Location	Gipsy Hill
Local authority	London Borough of Lambeth
Managed by	Southern
Station code	GIP
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15	2.063 million[1]
2015–16	1.968 million[1]
2016–17	1.715 million[1]
2017–18	1.732 million[1]
2018–19	1.758 million[1]
Key dates
1 Dec 1856	opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.4246°N 0.084°W / 51.4246; -0.084
London transport portal

The station is located at grid reference TQ333712.

Ticket barriers were installed in February 2009.

Accidents and incidents

On 14 February 1990, Class 455 electric multiple unit 5802 collided with a fallen tree obstructing the line. Unit 5820 then collided with 5802.[2]

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria
4tph to London Bridge (2tph go northbound via Tulse Hill and 2tph go via Crystal Palace and Forest Hill)
2tph to Beckenham Junction via Crystal Palace
2tph to Sutton via West Croydon

After 7pm the 2tph services to Sutton(Surrey) are extended to:

1tph to Epsom
1tph to Epsom Downs

On Sunday this is reduced to:

2tph to London Victoria
2tph to Sutton
2tph to London Bridge via Tulse Hill
2tph terminating Crystal Palace

Preceding station		Following station
West Norwood	Southern London Victoria to London Bridge (via Crystal Palace)	Crystal Palace
	Southern London Bridge to Beckenham Junction (Monday to Saturday)
	Southern London Victoria to Sutton via Crystal Palace

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gipsy Hill railway station.

Detail of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill station
A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the Gipsy Hill railway station, as well as surrounding lines
A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Gipsy Hill railway station.

References

"Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
McCrickard, John P (6 October 2016). "January 1990 to December 1990". Network South East Railway Society. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

External links

Train times and station information for Gipsy Hill railway station from National Rail

Transport in London

Companies and
organisations

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Bus operators	Abellio London Arriva East Herts & Essex Arriva London Arriva Southern Counties Blue Triangle Go-Ahead London HCT Group London Sovereign London United Metrobus Metroline Quality Line Stagecoach London Tower Transit Uno
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Other	Global Infrastructure Partners Heathrow Airport Holdings Port of London Authority

Airports

Within London	City Damyns Hall Heathrow London Heliport Military: Northolt Private: Biggin Hill
Outside London	Gatwick Luton Southend Stansted Thames Estuary (proposed) London Britannia Airport (proposed)

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)
Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road London Ringways North Circular Road South Circular Road
Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

Ticketing

Other

Former BR sectors

Category
Commons
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Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes

Southern routes serving this station
Metro via Peckham Rye	London Bridge South Bermondsey Queens Road Peckham Peckham Rye East Dulwich North Dulwich Tulse Hill Streatham Hill West Norwood Gipsy Hill Crystal Palace Birkbeck Beckenham Junction Streatham Streatham Common Norbury Thornton Heath Selhurst West Croydon Tooting Haydons Road Wimbledon Wimbledon Chase South Merton Morden South St Helier Sutton Common West Sutton Sutton Carshalton Hackbridge Mitcham Junction Mitcham Eastfields Cheam Ewell East Epsom
Metro via Sutton	London Victoria Battersea Park Clapham Junction Wandsworth Common Balham Streatham Hill West Norwood Gipsy Hill Crystal Palace London Bridge Norwood Junction Streatham Common Norbury Thornton Heath Selhurst West Croydon Waddon Wallington Carshalton Beeches Mitcham Eastfields Mitcham Junction Hackbridge Carshalton Sutton Belmont Banstead Epsom Downs Cheam Ewell East Epsom Ashtead Leatherhead Bookham Effingham Junction Horsley Clandon London Road (Guildford) Guildford Box Hill & Westhumble Dorking Holmwood Ockley Warnham Horsham
Metro Outer South London line	London Bridge New Cross Gate Brockley Honor Oak Park Forest Hill Sydenham Crystal Palace Gipsy Hill West Norwood Streatham Hill Balham Wandsworth Common Clapham Junction Battersea Park London Victoria

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

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