Services
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 4 to London Charing Cross (not calling at St Johns or New Cross)
- 8 to London Cannon Street (of which 2 do not call at St Johns)
- 2 to London Victoria (not calling at Clapham High Street, Wandsworth Road or Battersea Park)
- 2 to Orpington
- 4 to London Cannon Street via Sidcup or via Bexleyheath and then returning via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich
- 2 to Hayes
- 4 to Dartford via Bexleyheath
- 2 to Gillingham via Woolwich Arsenal (semi-fast)
Lewisham is the southern terminus of the DLR, the previous station being Elverson Road. It is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3 and is a major transport hub, with many buses passing through or terminating here.
There are a number of freight trains that are generally routed through platforms 3 and 4. In 2012 these include freightliner trains (Isle of Grain), gypsum (Hothfield), aggregates (Angerstein Wharf) and nuclear material (Dungeness).
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