Rotherhithe tube station

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Rotherhithe
Location
Place	Rotherhithe
Local authority	Southwark
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit	1.105 million
Transport for London
Zone	2
History
Key dates	Opened 1884
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground \| National Rail

Rotherhithe is a London Underground station in Rotherhithe. It is on the East London Line, between Wapping and Canada Water, and is in Zone 2.

Inside Rotherhithe Tube Station

It has two platforms (northbound and southbound) and is accessed by two escalators (one up, one down) and a flight of stairs. There is no lift. It is situated at the southern end of the Thames Tunnel, built by the Brunels, and some of the original brickwork can be seen from the north end of the platforms.

Rail services passed through the site of what is now Rotherhithe station from 1869 onwards, when the East London Railway was opened. On 1 October 1884, the Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways opened Rotherhithe station to enable the local community to access the line's passenger services. It was served by electric passenger trains from 31 March 1913, when the line was electrified. Steam-hauled goods trains from Liverpool Street station continued to pass through until April 1966.

The present surface building is located a short distance to the south of the original entrance shaft to the Thames Tunnel. It was extensively remodelled between March 1995 - March 1998, in conjunction with the renovation of the East London Line.

Platform level, looking towards Canada Water

[edit] London Overground

The station's future was in doubt for a while after the announcement of the East London Line extension, as the planned longer trains would have difficulties at Rotherhithe due to the relatively short platforms. It was initially thought that Rotherhithe station might have to have closed when the line was extended. However, on 16 August 2004 the Mayor of London announced that the station will stay open after all [1].

Rotherhithe Station (and the entire East London Line) will close on 22 December 2007 and not reopen until June 2010. It will become part of the new London Overground system. The station was also closed between 1995 and 1998 due to repair work on the East London Line's Thames Tunnel.