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Anerley
AnerleyLocation of Anerley in Greater London
Location	Anerley
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	ANZ
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2 (facing 4 tracks)
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.033 million
2020–21	0.325 million
2021–22	0.728 million
2022–23	0.901 million
2023–24	0.945 million
Key dates
5 June 1839	Station opened as Anerley Bridge
1840	Station renamed Anerley
23 May 2010	London Overground extension sees first Overground trains
September 2022	Southern services withdrawn to only a Parliamentary service.
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°24′53″N 0°04′01″W / 51.4147°N 0.067°W / 51.4147; -0.067
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Anerley is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It is 7 miles 47 chains (7.59 miles, 12.21 km) down the line from London Bridge, in Travelcard Zone 4. Additional limited peak-time National Rail services operated by Southern also call at Anerley.

The main building on the down side (which is only open on weekdays/Saturday mornings) replaced an original building which was on the up platform. This was in turn replaced by two shelters on the Up platform. There is a bridge connecting the two platforms. Four lines run through the station, the central pair being the Up and Down through lines. The station stands off Anerley Road (A214).

History

The station was opened originally as Anerley Bridge by the London and Croydon Railway in 1839. It was situated in a largely unpopulated area, but was built as part of an agreement with the local landowner.

According to local lore, the landowner was a Scotsman and, when asked for the landmark by which the station would be known, he replied "Mine is the annerly hoose". The timetable of the day seems to back this up since it says "There is no place of that name".

The London and Croydon Railway amalgamated with the London and Brighton Railway to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in July 1846, and the station was rebuilt during the widening of the main line during 1849–50.

During the Grouping of 1923 the station became part of the Southern Railway, and then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Rail.

Anerley formed part of the new southward extension to the East London line (now the Windrush line) that opened on 23 May 2010, making Anerley part of the London Overground network. At the same time, management of the station passed from Southern to London Overground under Arriva Rail London.

Services

v t e Windrush Line
Legend
London Overground
Highbury & Islington Canonbury Dalston Junction Haggerston Kingsland Viaduct Hoxton Shoreditch High Street Whitechapel Shadwell ( 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 ( Clapham North) Honor Oak Park Wandsworth Road Forest Hill Battersea Park (limited) Sydenham Clapham Junction Crystal Palace Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction West Croydon

Off-peak, all services at Anerley are operated by the Windrush line of the London Overground using Class 378 EMUs.

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

• 4 tph to Highbury & Islington via Surrey Quays
• 4 tph to West Croydon

The station is also served by a limited Southern service to/from London Bridge in the peak hours. All day off peak services to London Bridge were axed in September 2022. These services are operated using Class 377 EMUs.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Penge West		SouthernBrighton Main Line Stopping ServicesLimited Service		Norwood Junction
Preceding station	London Overground			Following station
Penge Westtowards Highbury & Islington		Windrush lineEast London line		Norwood Junctiontowards West Croydon

Connections

London Buses routes 157, 249, 354, 358, 432 and night route N3 serve the station.

References

1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
2. ^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. Borley, H.V. Chronology of London Railways.
4. Connor, J.E.; Halford, B. Forgotten Stations of Greater London.
5. Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 1 Origins and Formation. Batsford. p. 51. ISBN 0-7134-0275-X.
6. Warwick, Alan (1972). The Phoenix Suburb: a South London social history. Blue Boar Press. ISBN 0904034003.
7. Turner, John Howard (1978). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 2 Establishment and Growth. Batsford. p. 48. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8.
8. Table 171, 177, 178 National Rail timetable, May 2022
9. "London Overground Timetable: Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon" (PDF). London Overground. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
10. "Anerley Road / Anerley Station". TfL. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

External links

• Train times and station information for Anerley railway station from National Rail
• Anerley on the London Overground map

v t e London Overground
Windrush line Highbury & Islington Canonbury Dalston Junction Haggerston Hoxton Shoreditch High Street Whitechapel Shadwell Wapping Rotherhithe Canada Water Surrey Quays New Cross Queens Road Peckham Peckham Rye Denmark Hill Clapham High Street (from Clapham North) Wandsworth Road Battersea Park Clapham Junction New Cross Gate Brockley Honor Oak Park Forest Hill Sydenham Crystal Palace Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction West Croydon Stations in italics have a limited service.
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