High Level Link

Background
There has been considerable research into Brockley's High Level Link over the years. The station was originally known as Brockley Lane and closed in 1913. The platforms still remain today, as are the original steps leading up to them, only the wooden structures which were on the platforms have been completely removed.

You can find out more about the history of the station from these websites:

• www.loveplums.co.uk/Tube/Greenwich_Park_line.html   (contains some excellent photos)
• www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/b/brockley_lane/index. shtml
• www.yellins.com/transporthistory/rail/l-and-g.html   (good map and information)

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June 2010 will mark a huge change to our local railway system with the arrival of the £1 billion East London Line Extension. The new line will have 8 trains an hour running in each direction: going north all 8 trains will terminate at Dalston Junction; heading south 4 trains will go to West Croydon and 4 to Crystal Palace.

There is one serious possible drawback to the extension of the East London Line: plans are afoot to cancel many of our direct trains running to and from London Bridge, leaving only 4 trains per hour
(instead of the usual 6 per hour)  This will mean further crowding, especially in the morning rush hour. There are currently 7 trains from Brockley to London Bridge between 7.45am and 8.45pm - cancelling 3 of them will mean a 42% cut in direct services to London Bridge during the most vital part of the day.

A number of local groups are getting together to fight these plans, including the Brockley Cross Action Group, The Forest Hill Society, the Sydenham Society, the Telegraph Hill Society to name just some.

Quite simply we believe that the existing level of service to London Bridge has to be maintained with the extra East London Line Service being a very welcome addition in services from Brockley Station.

For more information please follow this link: http://www.sydenhamsociety.com/04-06%20ELLX.html

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With so many different proposals for development of the rail services in South London unfortunately, despite having very considerable public support, at the moment there are still no definite plans to reopen Brockley Lane Station, (also known as the High Level Link).

We feel this can be achieved but we need to keep up the pressure on the authorities to include this in the rail development plans. In order to succeed, we are looking for people interested in this project to join us and help in whatever way they can.

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A report from Dave Wetzel, Vice-Chair of Transport for London, with significant implications for the future transport infrastructure of south London, and Brockley.  Read the full report