Upper Sydenham railway station
Upper Sydenham | |
|---|---|
Former booking office in 2010. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sydenham, Sydenham England |
| Coordinates | 51°25′53″N 0°4′14″W / 51.43139°N 0.07056°W |
| Grid reference | TQ343719 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1884 | Opened |
| 1 January 1917 | closed |
| 1 March 1919 | reopened |
| 22 May 1944 | closed |
| 4 March 1946 | reopened |
| 20 September 1954 | Station closed to passengers |
The Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway was authorised to build a line from Peckham Rye railway station to a terminus at Crystal Palace in 1862, in order to serve the attraction of the Crystal Palace.