"TfL first announced plans to extend an Overground line to Bermondsey all the way back in 2009. It was finally approved by Lewisham Council in 2022. Then, after years of setbacks, in 2024 property developers said they wanted to drop £17 million on a brand new station next to Millwall Stadium. But with no more news, by the end of 2025 south Londoners had all but given up on their dreams of a new Overground hub."
"Plans to build Surrey Canal Road station have actually moved forward, as Lewisham Council has just approved extra funding to construct the Overground terminal. If it actually goes ahead, Surrey Canal Road will be on the Windrush line, with southern connections to Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace, West Croydon, and northern connections to Shoreditch, Hoxton and Highbury and Islington. It would serve the local area, which includes a new 3,500-home housing development being built around Millwall stadium."
"So far, TfL has secured £25 million from Renewal Group, which is building the New Bermondsey development and around £1 million from Fosfel Apollo Limited. Lewisham Council has also offered to give TfL funding secured from other developers for this project, with the cabinet approving the use of the Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (SCIL) in September 2025. If TfL can scrape together enough cash to fund the project, Surrey Canal Road station could be complete by 2028."
Plans to build Surrey Canal Road station have progressed after Lewisham Council approved additional funding for the Overground terminal. The station would sit on the Windrush line with southern links to Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon and northern links to Shoreditch, Hoxton and Highbury and Islington. The station would serve a 3,500-home development around Millwall stadium and remove a Grampian condition that currently halts construction after 600 homes. TfL has received £25 million from Renewal Group and about £1 million from Fosfel Apollo, with SCIL funds approved in September 2025, and aims for completion by 2028 if further funds are secured.
Read at Time Out London
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