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Friday 25 Sep 2026

Peckham Rye passengers benefit from station improvements to tackle congestion and support future growth

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Southern

A wider gateline, new passenger information screens and an upgrade to CCTV has been installed at the station.

Fifty per cent more ticket gates have been installed by Network Rail at Southern’s Peckham Rye railway station to relieve a bottleneck that saw customers queuing both sides of the gateline and up the stairs to exit. 

Customers at Peckham Rye station can now benefit from an extended gateline featuring two additional ticket barriers, helping to reduce queuing on both sides of the gateline and enabling faster movement between the booking hall and platforms. 

New passenger information screens have also been installed further along platforms 1 and 2 to encourage customers to move along and use the full length of the platform. This will help make journeys easier and reduce crowding both on platforms and onboard trains. CCTV has also been upgraded at the station. 

The work forms part of a wider programme of upgrades at Peckham Rye aimed at delivering practical improvements, reducing congestion, improving safety, enhancing passenger flow and preparing the station for future growth. 

Previous works included changes to the booking hall that revealed a previously hidden section of the station for the first time in 30 years. The project created additional space for customers at what is becoming an increasingly busy station and one of south London's key interchange hubs. 

Andrew Wood, Network Rail’s Senior Commercial Scheme Sponsor said: “These improvements at Peckham Rye will make a real difference for passengers, creating more space, easing congestion and making it quicker and easier to move through the station.  

“This is an important step in ensuring the station can manage the growing numbers of passengers using it while also enhancing the user experience.  I’d like to thank passengers for their patience while we carried out this work.”  

Andy Piper, Govia Thameslink Railway’s Railway Head of Gatwick and London Stations, said: “I'm looking forward to seeing these improvements at Peckham Rye take shape. We've heard from our customers just how much of a difference these changes will make, bringing significant benefits by making the station easier to travel through and reducing congestion.” 

Works began in May 2026, with the overall programme due for completion in late summer 2027. The next phase of Network Rail's work will seek to open up two additional doorways that will help passengers enter and exit the station building, further improving passenger movement. Following phases will address some narrow sections of Platforms 3 and 4 and refurbish the platform canopies. These improvements will create additional space and provide an enhanced the environment for passengers waiting for trains.