Elephant & Castle railway station

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Elephant & Castle railway station is a National Rail station that serves Newington and Walworth, south London. Along with the London Underground station of the same name, it is located in the London Borough of Southwark and is in both Travelcard Zone 1 and 2. The station is managed by Thameslink, with services operated by both Thameslink and Southeastern. There is out-of-station interchange with the nearby Elephant & Castle tube station.

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Layout

The London, Chatham and Dover Railway built the station on a brick viaduct in 1863. It has two entrances, one on Elephant Road and one connected to the upper level of the Elephant and Castle shopping centre. There is a departures indicator in the shopping centre as well as separate platform indicators in the ticket hall. There are four platforms, two being on the island between the lines. The station is not directly connected to the London Underground station. To change from the Underground it is necessary to leave the Underground station (the Northern Line exit is nearer), pass through the ticket barrier and then walk either through or round the shopping centre. Four staircases provide the only access to the platforms, as there are no lifts or escalators.

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Services

Services from the National Rail station are operated by Thameslink and Southeastern.

The weekday off-peak service from this station is:

• 2 tph (trains per hour) to West Hampstead Thameslink via London Blackfriars (Thameslink)
• 2 tph to St Albans via London Blackfriars (On Sundays, this service terminates at London Blackfriars) (Thameslink)
• 2 tph to Luton via London Blackfriars (Thameslink)
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Catford (Thameslink)
• 2 tph to Sutton via Mitcham Junction (Thameslink)
• 2 tph to Sutton via Wimbledon (Thameslink)

At peak hours there are one or two extra Southeastern trains from or to other, more distant destinations, such as Ashford (Kent), Rochester, Orpington and Dover Priory.

Oyster Card Pay-as-you-go can be used at this station with all services up to Elstree & Borehamwood railway station

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Connections

Local bus connections are provided by bus stops at New Kent Road and Walworth Road. London Buses routes 1, 53, 63, 68, 168, 172, 188, 363, 415, 453, N1 and N63 stop outside the station at New Kent Road. Routes 12, 35, 40, 45, 68, 136, 148, 171, 176, 343, 468, P5 and night routes N68, N89, N171 and N343 stop outside the station at Walworth Road.

There is also a coach stop at New Kent Road; National Express coaches towards Kent stop outside the station.

There is an out of station interchange facility with Elephant & Castle (London Underground) station.

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References

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External links

• Train times and station information for Elephant & Castle railway station from National Rail

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