Sydenham Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Southwark

London Borough of Southwark

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 in south London

London

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. The station serves Sydenham Hill

Sydenham Hill

For other uses of 'Sydenham', see Sydenham .Sydenham Hill is a hill or ridge and a locality in South-East London and the name of a road which runs along the northern eastern part of the ridge and forms the boundary between the London Borough of Southwark and the London Borough of Lewisham. The...

 and parts of Sydenham

Sydenham

Sydenham is an area and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham; although some streets towards Crystal Palace Park, Forest Hill and Penge are outside the ward and in the London Borough of Bromley, and some streets off Sydenham Hill are in the London Borough of Southwark. Sydenham was in...

 and Dulwich

Dulwich

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. It is in Travelcard Zone 3

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, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern

Southeastern (train operating company)

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. The station is at the north-western portal of the Sydenham Hill Railway Tunnel.

The station is 5.75 miles from London Victoria.

Services

The typical off-peak service is four trains an hour northbound to London Victoria

Victoria station (London)

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 (via Herne Hill

Herne Hill railway station

Herne Hill railway station is in Herne Hill, a location in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London, England. Its location is .The station is above road level near the junction of five main roads, between Railton Road and Milkwood Road. There is no entrance in Milkwood Road, but there is a...

 and Brixton

Brixton railway station

Brixton Railway Station is a commuter railway station in the centre of Brixton, inSouth London, UK. It is on the Chatham Main Line which runs from London Victoria to Orpington. Trains are operated by Southeastern. The typical service is one train every 15 minutes in both directions.Brixton Railway...

) and four trains an hour southbound to Orpington

Orpington

Orpington is a suburban town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. It forms the southeastern edge of London's urban sprawl and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...

 (via Bromley South

Bromley South railway station

Bromley South railway station is a major interchange and station in Bromley town centre within the London Borough of Bromley in southeast London. It is in Travelcard Zone 5, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern...

).

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