Forest Hill is an interchange station between the Windrush line of the London Overground and National Rail services operated by Southern, located in Forest Hill in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is down the line from , between and , in London fare zone 3.
History
thumb|A 1908 [[Railway Clearing House map of lines around the Brighton Main Line between South Croydon and Selhurst/Forest Hill, as well as surrounding lines|left]]The station was opened by the original London & Croydon Railway (L&CR) on 5 June 1839, as Dartmouth Arms (the name of the local inn).
In 1844, the station was chosen by the L&CR as the northern terminus for Phase 1 of an experimental atmospheric railway to West Croydon. A pumping station was also constructed at the station. The L&CR and the L&BR merged to form the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) in July 1846; the following year "atmospheric" working was abandoned. Between 1877/78 and 1942/43, the station became Forest Hill for Lordship Lane.
The LB&SCR moved the Down platform during the early 1850s when the line was quadrupled, and extended the island platform, serving the now-through lines, around 1864. This was removed some time around the 1960s.
Facilities
There are two entrances, the main one being on platform 1 at the bottom of the South Circular Road, and a side entrance on platform 2 on Perry Vale. The ticket office is placed in the main entrance, although there are ticket machines outside both entrances. There is a small car park, taxi rank, cycle spaces, a coffee kiosk on platform 1, and live departure screens.
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<small>The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.</small>
Services
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 2 tph to
- 8 tph to via (Windrush line)
- 2 tph to via
- 4 tph to (Windrush line)
- 4 tph to (Windrush line)
The station is also served by a single early morning and late evening service to via , with the early morning service continuing to and .
Connections
London Buses routes 122, 176, 185, 197 and 356 serve the station.