West Dulwich railway station

West Dulwich railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the West Dulwich area in the London Borough of Southwark, south London. It is located on opposite side of the south circular road from Belair Park, 5 miles 2 chains (8.1 km) down the line from London Victoria and between Herne Hill and Sydenham Hill. The station and all services are operated by Southeastern.

West Dulwich
West Dulwich Location of West Dulwich in Greater London
Location	Dulwich
Local authority	London Borough of Southwark
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	WDU
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2020–21	0.249 million[1]
2021–22	0.628 million[1]
2022–23	0.724 million[1]
2023–24	0.854 million[1]
2024–25	0.864 million[1]
Key dates
October 1863	Opened as "Dulwich"
1926	Renamed "West Dulwich"
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.4409°N 0.0906°W / 51.4409; -0.0906
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History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around West Dulwich railway station.

The line from Herne Hill to Beckenham Junction was built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) and opened in 1863.^[2] The station was opened as "Dulwich" in the same year. The prefix "West" was added in 1926.^[3][4] The local area was flooded after the Dulwich Estate lost a court case in which they claimed part of the station was part of their network of drainage canals.

Services

All services at West Dulwich are operated by Southeastern using Class 465 and 466 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[5]

• 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.^[5]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Herne Hill		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Sydenham Hill

Connections

London Buses route P13 serves the station, with nearby bus stop Croxted Road/Thurlow Park Road serving London Buses route 3 and London Buses route 201, as well as night route London Buses route N3.

The station is located 5 miles away from London Victoria station.