Although relatively short, the tunnel was regarded as a major engineering achievement as it was cut "through the same treacherous material, through the hill on which the Crystal Palace stands, and immediately under one of the great water towers, a superincumbent weight of 2,200 tons which taxed in its execution all the skill and workmanship of the eminent contractors." In 1856 the station was able to take through train services to Wandsworth via West Norwood and Streatham Hill, following the completion of the 746 yard (690 m) Crystal Palace Tunnel. Initially the station was the terminus of a spur line from Sydenham. This has been the catalyst for plans for a substantial redevelopment of the station.Ī 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the Crystal Palace railway station, as well as surrounding linesįrom the outset trains were operated by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR). Since, the station has also been a terminus of the East London Line of the London Overground. The station serves trains running between London Bridge and London Victoria in addition to services terminating at Beckenham Junction and Sutton. It was formerly known as Crystal Palace (Low Level) to differentiate it from the nearby and now largely demolished Crystal Palace (High Level) railway station. ![]() The station was opened on 10 June 1854 by the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway (WEL&CPR) to take the crowds to the relocated Palace. It is one of two stations built to serve the site of the 1851 exhibition building, the Crystal Palace, when it was moved from Hyde Park to Sydenham Hill after 1851. It is located in the Anerley area between the town centres of Crystal Palace and Penge, 8 miles 56 chains (14.0 km) from London Victoria. ![]() ![]() Location of Crystal Palace in Greater London
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