is situated in (A205). There are four tracks through the station, although only the slow lines (the two outer tracks) have platforms. It lies between
Honor Oak Park and
Sydenham stations.
It was one of the original
London & Croydon Railway stations opened on
5 June 1839 , its original name was from the name of the local inn. Its full name became '''Forest Hill for
Lordship Lane ''' under its owners, the
London, Brighton And South Coast Railway , who built new station buildings. These have now been replaced by a more modern system-built structure, after the loss of the original buildings in the
World War Two . The current whereabouts of the plaque commemorating the historic visit of
Frank Bruno is not known. It was last seen before repainting in late 2005 and the loss is to be regretted.
As with most of the
National Rail network in London,
Oyster pay-as-you-go is currently not accepted for journeys starting or ending at the station - however
Travelcard s loaded onto Oyster cards are accepted as long as they cover the requisite zones.
Forest Hill will form part of the new southbound route of the
East London Line that is due to open in
2010 and form part of the
London Overground .
The typical off-peak service is six trains an hour northbound to
London Bridge and six trains an hour southbound, of which two run to
Sutton via
West Croydon , two to
Caterham via
East Croydon and two
London Victoria , via
Crystal Palace . Peak time services include trains to
Tattenham Corner and to
Guildford .
