History
Streatham Hill railway station was opened by the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway on 1 December 1856, originally simply being named Streatham. Trains were operated from the outset by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. At some stage it was renamed Streatham and Brixton Hill before finally settling with its present name in 1869.
There is a depot for maintenance of the passenger carriages at the London end of the station. Some of the lighting gantries above sidings are remains of the pioneering "overhead electric" power supply which the LB&SCR introduced on this line on 12 May 1911. This was abandoned in June 1928 when the Southern Railway replaced it with third rail electrification.
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