South Hampstead railway station

South Hampstead is a London Overground station on the Lioness line, situated on Loudoun Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is about 550 yards (500 m) south west of Swiss Cottage Underground station.

South Hampstead
Station entrance on Loudoun Road
South Hampstead Location of South Hampstead in Greater London
Location	South Hampstead
Local authority	London Borough of Camden
Grid reference	TQ263840
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	SOH
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	0.408 million
2020–21	0.165 million
2021–22	0.339 million
2022–23	0.395 million
2023–24	0.429 million
Key dates
2 June 1879	Opened as Loudon Road
1 January 1917	Closed
10 July 1922	Reopened as South Hampstead
? 1960s	Main Line platforms demolished
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.5408°N 0.1802°W / 51.5408; -0.1802
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The Chiltern Main Line crosses over the east end of the station on a bridge, briefly in open air between tunnelled sections on each side of the cutting.

History

South Hampstead opened in 1879 as "Loudon Road station" and acquired its present name in 1922. Two platforms on the Watford DC line remain; those on the slow main lines were largely demolished in the 1960s. During the West Coast Main Line electrification the original LNWR street building was replaced by one in the 1960s "brick lavatory" style and a new station footbridge was constructed. Traces of the removed station canopies and older footbridge can be seen in the brickwork of the retaining walls on both sides of the line.

South Hampstead station was evocatively described by Sir John Betjeman in his First and Last Loves, 1952.

Services

An Overground Class 378 at the station in 2014

London Overground
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Station National Rail Liberty line Accessible station Thameslink Lioness line Interchange station Elizabeth line Mildmay line Accessible interchange Docklands Light Railway Suffragette line Internal interchange London Underground Weaver line Out-of-station interchange London Trams Windrush line (   ) Nearby interchange London River Services The new London Overground line names and colours were introduced across the London rail network in November 2024

London Overground

• 4tph to Watford Junction calling at Kilburn High Road, Queens Park, Kensal Green, Willesden Junction, Harlesden, Stonebridge Park, Wembley Central, North Wembley, South Kenton, Kenton, Harrow & Wealdstone, Headstone Lane, Hatch End, Carpenders Park, Bushey and Watford High Street.
• 4tph to London Euston only.

Preceding station	London Overground			Following station
Kilburn High Road towards Watford Junction		Lioness line Watford DC line		Euston Terminus
Disused railways
Kilburn High Road		Network SouthEast North London Line		Primrose Hill

Connections

London Buses route 31 and night route N28 and N31 serve the station.

External links

• Train times and station information for South Hampstead railway station from National Rail