Tulse Hill railway station
Tulse Hill 
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 Tulse Hill
Location of Tulse Hill in Greater London
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| Location | Tulse Hill |
| Local authority | London Borough of Lambeth |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | TUH |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 1.985 million |
| 2012–13 |
2.145 million |
| 2013–14 |
2.442 million |
| 2014–15 |
2.598 million |
| 2015–16 |
 2.463 million |
| Key dates | |
| 1868 | Opened (LBSCR) |
| 1869 | LCDR arrives |
| 1871 | Additional LBSCR line |
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| WGS84 | 51°26′24″N 0°06′18″W / 51.4399°N 0.1049°WCoordinates: 51°26′24″N 0°06′18″W / 51.4399°N 0.1049°W |
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Tulse Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, between railway bridges over the A205, South Circular Road and the A215, Norwood Road. It is served by both Southern and Thameslink, and it is in Travelcard Zone 3.
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. 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.
The typical off-peak service frequency is:
There is also a single early-morning service to Brighton via East Croydon; this is complimented by two returning services from Brighton in the evening-peak to Bedford.
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