Rotherhithe railway station
Rotherhithe 
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Rotherhithe station, January 2012
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 Rotherhithe
Location of Rotherhithe in Greater London
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| Location | Rotherhithe |
| Local authority | London Borough of Southwark |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Transport for London |
| Station code | ROE |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 0.979 million |
| 2012–13 |
1.048 million |
| 2013–14 |
1.107 million |
| 2014–15 |
1.199 million |
| 2015–16 |
1.728 million |
| Key dates | |
| 7 December 1869 | Opened |
| 22 December 2007 | Closed |
| 27 April 2010 | Reopened |
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| WGS84 | 51°30′03″N 0°03′08″W / 51.5008°N 0.0522°WCoordinates: 51°30′03″N 0°03′08″W / 51.5008°N 0.0522°W |
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Rotherhithe is a station on the East London Line located on the southern bank of the River Thames at Rotherhithe within the London Borough of Southwark, Greater London and is served by National Rail London Overground services under the control of the London Rail division of Transport for London, however there is no standard red National Rail "double arrow" logo signage located at the station, instead only the Overground roundel. The station is between Wapping and Canada Water, and is in Zone 2. The station re-opened for a preview service on 27 April 2010 to New Cross / New Cross Gate and 23 May 2010 for full service to New Cross / West Croydon / Crystal Palace. On 9 December 2012, the line was extended to serve Clapham Junction via Peckham Rye.
The station was originally opened on 7 December 1869, when the first section of the East London Railway was opened. On 1 October 1884, the Metropolitan and District Railways began running services along the East London Railway, which called at Rotherhithe. It was served by electric passenger trains from 31 March 1913, when the line was electrified. Goods trains from Liverpool Street station continued to pass through until April 1966.
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