Tulse Hill railway station

Infobox London station
name = Tulse Hill

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manager = Southern
zone = 3
locale = Tulse Hill
borough = London Borough of Lambeth
platforms = 4
railexits0405 = 0.950
railexits0506 = 0.886
railexits0607 = 1.464
railcode = TUH
years = 1868
events = Opened (LBSCR)
years1 = 1869
events1 = LCDR arrives
years2 = 1871
events2 = Additional LBSCR line

Tulse Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, just off the A205 South Circular Road. It is served by both Southern and First Capital Connect trains, and it is in Travelcard Zone 3.

History

Tulse Hill station was opened in 1868 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway as part of their line from London Bridge. In 1869, this was joined by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's "Metropolitan Extension" line to Holborn Viaduct. The LB&SCR's through line to Streatham and Wimbledon opened in 1871. The station originally had a bowstring-arched iron and glass roof covering all four platforms. The brick retaining walls of this structure survive. However, it appears that this was demolished as a precautionary measure following the collapse of the similar roof at Charing Cross in 1905, and individual platform canopies were then introduced. These had no proper foundations, and gradually subsided until the last of the Edwardian canopies were replaced in the 1990s. In August 2007 a man was shot dead at the station Fact|date=September 2007.

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

* 6 trains per hour to London Bridge via Peckham Rye (Southern)
* 2 trains per hour to West Croydon via Norbury (Southern)
* 2 trains per hour to Beckenham Junction via Crystal Palace (Southern)
* 2 trains per hour to Smitham via Crystal Palace (Southern)
* 2 trains per hour to St Albans via Elephant & Castle (First Capital Connect)
* 2 trains per hour to Luton via Elephant and Castle (First Capital Connect)
* 2 trains per hour to Wimbledon via Hackbridge (and then clockwise around the Sutton loop) (First Capital Connect)
* 2 trains per hour to Sutton via Wimbledon (and then anticlockwise around the Sutton loop) (First Capital Connect)

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