Lewisham station
Lewisham  
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 Lewisham
Location of Lewisham in Greater London
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| Location | Lewisham |
| Local authority | London Borough of Lewisham |
| Managed by |
Southeastern Docklands Light Railway |
| Station code | LEW |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 6 |
| Accessible | Yes (DLR and 4 NR platforms) |
| Fare zone | 2 and 3 |
| DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
| 2012 |
 9.519 million |
| 2013 |
 9.387 million |
| 2014 |
10.733 million |
| 2015 |
11.541 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2012–13 |
8.192 million |
| 2013–14 |
8.670 million |
| 2014–15 |
9.218 million |
| 2015–16 |
10.595 million |
| Key dates | |
| 30 July 1849 | Opened |
| 1 January 1857 | Renamed (Lewisham Junction) |
| 7 July 1929 | Renamed (Lewisham) |
| 1999 | DLR extension |
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| WGS84 | 51°27′55″N 0°00′48″W / 51.4653°N 0.0133°WCoordinates: 51°27′55″N 0°00′48″W / 51.4653°N 0.0133°W |
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Lewisham station is a National Rail and Docklands Light Railway station in Lewisham, south east London which first opened as Lewisham in 1849. It is on the south-east London commuter rail network operated by Southeastern.
There are four platforms for main-line trains: 1 and 2 on the North Kent Line, and 3 and 4 on a loop off the South Eastern Main Line (which are also known as the mid-Kent route).
The current station which dates from 1857 is constructed of yellow stock brick with stone dressing and has an unusual survival of a wooden clapboard building at the back.The facade has a pleasing symmetry of three windows, three entrance doors, three windows. Sadly this is currently obscured by the placement of information screens and wiring. A closed Victorian post box is to the front of the station.
Original doors sash windows skirting tiling and banisters are present inside. The original corniced ceiling of the main hall is currently concealed by a lowered fake ceiling. Platform 3 has kept its original canopy with its elaborate cast iron brackets which depict cherries. some of the original champfered wood and cast iron supports of the original canopy survive on platform 2 although it has been crudely extended width onto the front of the original canopy in the early 20th century.
The station has similarities with other listed stations built at around the same time such as the listed Ladywell railway station Blackheath station and Gravesend railway station which has the same elaborate cast iron supporting brackets as can be found at Lewisham.
Platforms 5 and 6 are served by Docklands Light Railway trains to Bank and Stratford. The Docklands Light Railway station opened in 1999 following a southward extension from Island Gardens. The original canopy over platform 4 was demolished at some point post 1990.
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