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South London LineThere are two railway South London Lines, both operated by Southern — the "inner" and "outer" lines, both running from Victoria to London Bridge. The former is the original line named as such from its outset. The "inner line" This line owed its existence to the South London Act of 1862, which allowed the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) to take part in this project. The line had already existed from Wandsworth Road to Brixton since it was part of the LCDR main line: the new line was doubled at this point and taken on to London Bridge, still on four tracks. The northern pair were used by the LCDR; the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) used the southern pair. Several of the stations were shared by the two companies. The following are the stations which are, or have been, on the line: Electrification The main importance of this line is that it was the pioneering railway electrification scheme in Britain. The opening of the tramway system in South London had led to huge passenger losses for the railways - 1.25 million in only six months - and the LBSCR chose the South London line to carry out this work: it had obtained powers to do so in 1903. On 1 December 1909 the first electric trains began services. For the initial three years, steam trains alternated with the electrics: the latter operated a 15-minute interval service from 7.30am to midnight. In its first year of operation, passengers carried almost doubled, from four million to seven-and-half. The electrification used the overhead system (converted to the third-rail on 17 June 1928) using 6700-volt AC current: the power station at Deptford suuplied the current. The entirety of the route, apart from the London termini, is in Travelcard Zone 2. The "outer route The "outer" line describes a greater area, following the Brighton main lines from both Victoria and London Bridge . It has the following stations: The Victoria - Brighton line continues southwards at this point; the connecting link joins the London Bridge - Brighton line at Sydenham. That link was opened on 1 December 1856 by the West End and Crystal Palace Railway to connect Wandsworth Common with Sydenham in connection with the transfer of the Crystal Palace to Sydenham Hill. The stations on the remainder of this route are: This line covers Zones 1 to 4. Each of the two lines will form part of the proposed East London Line southern extensions - the inner line from Surrey Quays tube station to Clapham High St. (and thence to Clapham Junction) and the outer line from New Cross Gate to Crystal Palace.
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