Sydenham Hill railway station

Sydenham Hill railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving Sydenham Hill, the Kingswood Estate, and Upper Sydenham, in south London. It is 5 miles 57 chains (9.2 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between West Dulwich and Penge East. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern, as part of the Bromley South Metro service. Sydenham Hill is in Travelcard Zone 3.

Sydenham Hill
College Road entrance signage
Sydenham Hill Location of Sydenham Hill in Greater London
Location	Dulwich Wood, Crystal Palace
Local authority	London Borough of Southwark
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code(s)	SYH
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	0.787 million[1]
2020–21	0.209 million[1]
2021–22	0.486 million[1]
2022–23	0.542 million[1]
2023–24	0.676 million[1]
Key dates
August 1863	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.4326°N 0.0802°W / 51.4326; -0.0802
London transport portal

The station is at the north-western portal of the Sydenham Hill Tunnel, located in a deep cutting with access to all platforms (and the station itself) via steps. Originally the station was known as Sydenham Hill (for Crystal Palace), due to its proximity to the Crystal Palace, until 1936 when the palace was destroyed by fire.

Services

Sydenham Hill platforms looking towards London Victoria

All services at Sydenham Hill are operated by Southeastern using Class 465 and 466 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[2]

• 4 tph to London Victoria via Herne Hill
• 4 tph to Orpington via Bromley South

Additional services, including trains between Beckenham Junction and London Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.

On weekends, the service is reduced to two trains per hour in each direction.^[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
West Dulwich		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Penge East