Deptford | |
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  Deptford Location of Deptford in Greater London | |
| Location | Deptford |
| Local authority | London Borough of Lewisham |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | DEP |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  1.939 million[2] |
| 2020–21 |  0.614 million[2] |
| 2021–22 | 1.240 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 1.476 million[2] |
| 2023–24 | 1.413 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 8 February 1836 | Opening of temporary station |
| 24 December 1838 | New station building constructed |
| 15 March 1915 | Closed |
| 19 July 1926 | Reopened[1] |
| 26 April 2012 | New station building constructed |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°28′44″N0°01′35″W / 51.4788°N 0.0265°W /51.4788; -0.0265 |
 London transport portal | |
Deptford is aNational Rail station inDeptford inLondon, England. It is on theGreenwich line, 3 miles 7 chains (5.0 km) down the line fromLondon Bridge, and has staggered platforms on theLondon Bridge – Greenwich Railway Viaduct, a high brick viaduct on which the line runs at this point aboveDeptford High Street.
It is inLondon fare zone 2.
Opened in 1836, Deptford station is the oldest railway station in London that is still in use.[3][4] It came into existence when theLondon and Greenwich Railway opened its first section betweenSpa Road,Bermondsey, and Deptford on 8 February 1836, with an intermediate station atSouthwark Park.[3][4] The line was extended westwards to the newLondon Bridge Station on 14 December 1836 and eastwards toGreenwich on 24 December 1838.
Deptford station was closed between 1915 and 1926. The original station building was demolished by theSouthern Railway and replaced by a newer building, which was demolished around 2011.
The replacement building was opened on Thursday 26 April 2012; this rebuild has made the station fully accessible. A second entry/exit is now open since the refurbishment of the old carriage ramp is now complete; this new entrance is located on Platform 1. There are two ticket machines in the station, one in the ticket hall and the other next to the carriage ramp entrance on Platform 1.
Services at Deptford are operated bySoutheastern andThameslink usingClass 376,465,466,700 and707EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]
Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street viaSidcup call at the station during the peak hours.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Thameslink | ||||
| Southeastern | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| South Eastern and Chatham Railway | ||||
