Forest Hill railway station
Forest Hill  
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 Forest Hill
Location of Forest Hill in Greater London
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| Location | Forest Hill |
| Local authority | London Borough of Lewisham |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | FOH |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 4.184 million |
| 2012–13 |
4.487 million |
| 2013–14 |
4.666 million |
| 2014–15 |
 4.661 million |
| 2015–16 |
5.264 million |
| Key dates | |
| 5 June 1839 | Opened as Dartmouth Arms |
| 1845 | Renamed Forest Hill |
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| WGS84 | 51°26′20″N 0°03′11″W / 51.439°N 0.053°WCoordinates: 51°26′20″N 0°03′11″W / 51.439°N 0.053°W |
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Forest Hill railway station is a railway station in Forest Hill, part of the London Borough of Lewisham. The station is adjoins a road which serves as part of the South Circular Road (A205).
The station is operated by London Overground, with London Overground and Southern trains serving the station. Thameslink and some Southern services pass through the station and it is in Travelcard Zone 3.
There are four tracks through the station, although only the slow lines (the two outer tracks) have platforms. It lies on the Brighton Main Line between Honor Oak Park and Sydenham stations.
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.
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).
The line was also used by the London and Brighton Railway from 1841 and the South Eastern Railway (SER) from 1842. 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. In 1845 the station became Forest Hill for Lordship Lane.
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