Forest Hill railway station
You can reach 37 stations directly from Forest Hill on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Brockley, with 378 trains a day.
Forest Hill is the nearest station for postcodes in SE23. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Forest Hill
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockley | 378 | 370 | 305 |
| Honor Oak Park | 378 | 370 | 305 |
| New Cross Gate | 378 | 370 | 305 |
| Sydenham | 378 | 370 | 305 |
| Dalston Junction | 293 | 295 | 237 |
| Haggerston | 293 | 295 | 237 |
| Hoxton | 293 | 295 | 237 |
| Rotherhithe | 293 | 295 | 237 |
| Shoreditch High Street | 293 | 295 | 237 |
| Shadwell | 293 | 295 | 237 |
| Surrey Quays | 293 | 295 | 237 |
| Wapping | 293 | 295 | 237 |
| Canada Water | 293 | 295 | 237 |
| Whitechapel | 293 | 295 | 237 |
| Crystal Palace | 221 | 223 | 190 |
| Anerley | 157 | 147 | 115 |
| Norwood Junction | 157 | 147 | 115 |
| Penge West | 157 | 147 | 115 |
| West Croydon | 150 | 146 | 114 |
| London Bridge | 83 | 75 | 67 |
| Gipsy Hill | 73 | 74 | 65 |
| Streatham Hill | 73 | 74 | 65 |
| West Norwood | 73 | 74 | 65 |
| Battersea Park | 67 | 70 | 65 |
| Balham | 67 | 71 | 65 |
| Clapham Junction | 67 | 71 | 65 |
| London Victoria | 67 | 71 | 65 |
| Wandsworth Common | 67 | 71 | 65 |
| East Croydon | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Sutton | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Purley Oaks | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Purley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Croydon | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Caterham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Whyteleafe South | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Whyteleafe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How busy Forest Hill is
4,229,240 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 130th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Forest Hill and Canada Water than any other pair: 1,263,494 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 29 stations instead of 37, a drop of about 22%. Saturday runs to 29.
Nearest other stations
- Sydenham 0.8 miles
- Honor Oak Park 0.8 miles
- Catford 1.2 miles
- Sydenham Hill 1.3 miles
- Catford Bridge 1.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Forest Hill, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Lordship Lane · 0.5 miles
- Honor Oak · 0.8 miles
- Upper Sydenham · 0.9 miles
- Crystal Palace (High Level) · 1.6 miles
- Elverson Road · 2.6 miles
- Old Kent Road · 2.7 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.