Tulse Hill railway station
Tulse Hill railway station is in the Tulse Hill area of the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, between railway bridges over the A205, South Circular Road and the A215, Norwood Road. It is measured from . At the moment, there are 4 platforms there, each long enough for 8 coaches. It is served by both Southern and Thameslink, and it is in Travelcard Zone 3. History. Tulse Hill station was opened in 1868 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on their line from London Bridge. In 1869, this was joined by the London , Chatham and Dover Railway's "Metropolitan Extension" line to Holborn Viaduct. The LB&SCR's through line to Streatham and Wimbledon opened in 1871. The station originally had a bowstring-arched iron and glass roof covering all four platforms. and the brick retaining walls of this structure survive. However, it appears that the roof was demolished as a precautionary measure following the collapse of a similar one at Charing Cross in 1905, and individual platform canopies were then introduced. These had no proper foundations, and gradually subsided until the last of the Edwardian canopies were replaced in the 1990s by British  Rail. Some modernisation of the station, including a new covered entrance on the east side, took place under the operator Southern, and ticket gates (funded by the Transport Department) were installed in 2009. The station can accommodate eight-car trains; the complex sections of track at each end of the station and a large bridge which cannot be moved mean it cannot be extended to accommodate longer ones. Services. The typical off-peak service frequency is: There are also some peak hour Southern services from London Bridge to Sutton via the Wimbledon loop. Late evening northbound Thameslink services  are mostly extended to . Connections. London Buses routes 2, 68, 196, 201, 322, 432, 468, P13, school route 690 and night routes N2 and N68 serve the station.