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| Location | Surrey Quays |
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| Local authority | Southwark |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Transport for London |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
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| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2005 | 1.853 million[1] |
| 2007 | 2.456 million[1] |
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| 1884 | Opened (Deptford Road) |
| 1911 | Renamed Surrey Docks |
| 196? | Closed to goods |
| 1989 | Renamed Surrey Quays |
| 1995 | Line closed |
| 1998 | Reopened |
| 22 December 2007 | Line closed |
| May 2010 | Scheduled to reopen |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
Surrey Quays railway station is a station under construction in Rotherhithe near Surrey Quays Shopping Centre and Southwark Park. It is in zone 2, on the East London Line. The next station to the north is Canada Water, and to the south it splits into branches to New Cross Gate and New Cross. Closed in late 2007, it is due to re-open as part of the London Overground network in May 2010.
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The station was built by the East London Railway Company in 1884 and was known as Deptford Road until 1911. It was renamed Surrey Docks in reference to the nearby, now closed, Surrey Commercial Docks, and further renamed Surrey Quays in 1989, following the construction of the nearby Surrey Quays Shopping Centre. This was a somewhat controversial move and was unpopular with many of the local community, who felt that their heritage was being erased. However, the name stuck and the Surrey Docks area is now widely known as Surrey Quays.
Surrey Quays was intended to be taken over by the Jubilee Line, then the Fleet Line, down to New Cross, New Cross Gate and Lewisham, but this never materialised.
For much of its history, the station's importance lay in its proximity to the Surrey Commercial Docks; it was at the south end of Canada Dock (now Canada Water) and a few hundred yards from the principal entrance to the docks. Its usage fell considerably after the docks closed, but revived following the redevelopment of the London Docklands in the 1980s and 1990s.
The service was closed between 1995 and 1998 due to repair work on the East London Line's Thames Tunnel. The East London Line closed on 22 December 2007, and will not reopen until May 2010 when it will become part of the new London Overground network.
The current (2009) work to incorporate the East London Line as part of the London Overground network, will see the service extended southwards from the previous terminus of New Cross to Crystal Palace and West Croydon in addition to New Cross Gate. The second phase of this project envisages taking over the South London Line with a new terminus at Clapham Junction, and a new station at Surrey Canal Road would be constructed to the south-west of Surrey Quays.
 Southern end of the station |
 Roundel on southbound platform prior to refurbishment December 2007 |
 A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines in South East London, including the southern portion of the East London Line. |
| Preceding station |   London Overground |
Following station | ||
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| Canada Water | London Overground East London Line under construction |
New Cross Terminus |
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| New Cross Gate | ||||
| Canada Water | London Overground South London Line (under construction) |
Queen's Road Peckham |
Coordinates: 51°29′36″N 0°02′52″W / 51.49333°N 0.04778°W
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