Lower Sydenham is a stop on the Hayes Line in South London between
Catford Bridge and
New Beckenham.
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| Southeastern 466 012 stands at the station |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Hayes Line) |
| Station code: |
LSY |
| Opened: |
1857 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the Mid-Kent and North-Kent Junction Railway in 1857, the line was operated by the South Eastern Railway. The station became a South Eastern & Chatham Railway station in 1898. The station was moved a short distance to the South in 1906 due to a new housing development [1]. Although the station was by now owned by the SECR, the new station retained the timber and cladding style of the SER. Next to the station was a gas works with it's own sidings. The gas works closed in 1969 [2].
The station was taken over by the Southern Railway in 1923, the line through it was electrified in 1926. The SECR timber building was replaced by a British Railway CLASP design in 1972. This burned down in 1989, the current building was built in 1991. Access between the platforms is via two footbridges. The station is managed by Southeastern Railway.
[2] Ibid. Fig. 49
