East Dulwich station is..."C tier"? 😥

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

Or at least says vaguely_mundane, a transport enthusiast on a mission to visit and rate every single station on the Underground and Overland networks. His videos are strongly hypnotic, affectionate and fun.

And he's got a point. It is a bit odd that North Dulwich is one stop south of East Dulwich...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNTbY9wMFOw/

[Sue]

Not quite the same, but I  was always bemused by the name of Streatham Common Station, which is a lot further away from the common than Streatham Station is.

I recently found out that when it was first built it was called Greyhound Lane Station, and then with various changes of road names etc  over the years became Streatham Common Station.

Which still doesn't explain it, but is quite interesting (I think, anyway!).

[PennyFarthing]

I noticed Denmark Hill got a rave review from the same guy: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL5R9pFsIA_

[Earl Aelfheah]

1 hour ago, PennyFarthing said:

I noticed Denmark Hill got a rave review from the same guy: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL5R9pFsIA_

It is a good looking station and well connected

re. naming conventions, Clapham Junction, being situated in Battersea is also a bit of an anomaly.  

[Jenijenjen]

On 22/10/2025 at 19:00, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

And he's got a point. It is a bit odd that North Dulwich is one stop south of East Dulwich...

I think North Dulwich was named in relation to West Dulwich. When the North/East Dulwich line was opened, East Dulwich Station was called Champion Hill. 

1 hour ago, Earl Aelfheah said:

e. naming conventions, Clapham Junction, being situated in Battersea is also a bit of an anomaly

The station was called Clapham Junction because Clapham was considered more upmarket than Battersea. Purely a marketing decision!

Edit: just found out North Dulwich station was called just Dulwich Station until 1926 when it was renamed to avoid confusion with West Dulwich station.

Edited October 27 by Jenijenjen

[malumbu]

Don't do Instagram.  Is this Geof Marshall? - a legend!

Here is a link to his series on least used stations, West Drayton being the London one.    If we went back in time Honor Oak on the old Crystal Palace high line was down to tens a day, and there was this bizarre extension to the Central Line that went to Ongar, at it's lowest point before closing down to 85 passengers a day.

 

[Jenijenjen]

12 minutes ago, malumbu said:

Here is a link to his series on least used stations, West Drayton being the London one. 

Don't think so, Elizabeth line stops there. Think you mean Drayton Green on the old Ealing Broadway  to Greenford push/pull line. Anyway, it was least used station in London a couple of years ago, now it's Sudbury and Harrow.

[Castleton]

3 hours ago, PennyFarthing said:

I noticed Denmark Hill got a rave review from the same guy: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL5R9pFsIA_

I'd love it if  ED was a little bit more Denmark Hill!

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

He's also done a nice little video about Kingswood House and Sydenham Hill Station (which got a B tier rating!).

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFnyl1ZsOMf/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFs1qzPs8So/

[CPR Dave]

I think it's good to be understated. We don't want anyone and everyone finding out how special our station is, let alone how awesome the rest of this area is. Best to fly under the radar and be one of the world's best kept secrets in my opinion.

[Forest Hill Climber]

On 27/10/2025 at 13:49, PennyFarthing said:

I noticed Denmark Hill got a rave review from the same guy: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL5R9pFsIA_

It doesn't deserve the good review, as it is horribly congested - especially after the original main entrance was rented to a coffee shop and blocked off as access for passenger ingress/egress.