Lewisham station

Lewisham is an interchange station in the area of Lewisham, south-east London, England. It provides Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and National Rail services. On the National Rail network, it lies 7 miles 61 chains (12.5 km) from London Victoria and is operated by Southeastern.

The North Kent line opened on 30 July 1849 by the South Eastern Railway linking Strood with the London and Greenwich Railway route to London Bridge. The original station was located east of the Lewisham Road overbridge, with access off Lewisham Road.

With the opening of the Mid-Kent line on 1 January 1857, a new station was built to the west so both lines could be served. For a period, Old Lewisham station was also kept open.

In 1898, the South Eastern Railway and the London Chatham and Dover Railway agreed to work as one railway company under the name of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway.

Following the Railways Act 1921 (also known as the Grouping Act), Lewisham became a Southern Railway station on 1 January 1923.

The Mid-Kent line was electrified with services commencing on 28 February 1926.

The North Kent Line was electrified with the (750 V DC third rail) system. Electrification was initially to Dartford (6 June 1926) and was extended to Gillingham by the Second World War.

In 1929, large-scale remodelling of the junction was undertaken to enable cross-London freight traffic to be routed via Nunhead and Loughborough Junction. The new route utilised part of the former Greenwich Park branch, which had closed in 1917, and included an overpass.