Elephant & Castle railway station

Elephant & Castle railway station

London stations
owner = Network Rail
railcode = EPH
name = Elephant & Castle


manager = First Capital Connect
zone = 1 and 2
locale = Elephant and Castle
borough = Southwark
years = 6 October 1862
events = Temporary station opened
years1 = February 1863
events1 = Replaced with permanent structure
platforms = 4
railexits0405 = 2.006
railexits0506 = 2.057
railexits0607 = 2.554

Elephant & Castle railway station serves the area of Elephant & Castle in London, England. The station is managed by First Capital Connect, with services operated by both First Capital Connect and Southeastern. The station, along with the Underground station, is located in the London Borough of Southwark and on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 1 and 2.

Layout

The National Rail station has two entrances, one on Elephant Road and one connected to the upper level of the shopping centre. There is an electronic indicator in the shopping centre near the entrance that shows train departures, but no indicator in the ticket hall. There are four platforms, two being on the island between the lines. This station is not directly connected to the London Underground station. To change from the Underground it is necessary to leave the Underground station (the Northern Line exit is nearer), pass through the ticket barrier and then to go either through or round the shopping centre.

ervices

Services from the National Rail station are operated by First Capital Connect (Thameslink route) and Southeastern.

The typical off-peak service from this station is:

*2 tph (trains per hour) to Blackfriars (Southeastern)
*2 tph to St Albans (First Capital Connect)
*2 tph to Luton (First Capital Connect)
*2 tph to Sevenoaks (Southeastern)
*2 tph to Wimbledon via Sutton (First Capital Connect)
*2 tph to Sutton via Wimbledon (First Capital Connect)

Oyster Card Pay-as-you-go can be used on northbound services as far as West Hampstead Thameslink railway station.

Gallery

External links

* [http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/ldb/summary.aspx?T=EPH Train times] and [http://nrekb.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/index.html?a=findStation&station_query=EPH station information] for Elephant and Castle station from National Rail (Station code: EPH)


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