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Location notes
South London, on the 'Atlantic Line'.
Railway type and traffic
London Overground services between Clapham and Highbury & Islington call at the station. Southeastern services from Victoria to Kent pass by.
Many freight trains from the channel tunnel to the north.
Many freight trains from the channel tunnel to the north.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Clapham High Street
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This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
Environment
A lightly used unmanned station in a built up area. Probably a bit dodgy in the evenings.
Road directions
Next to the A3, look for the railway overbridge.
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Clapham High Street map co-ordinates
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Clapham High Street map co-ordinates
Parking
Street parking seems to be available nearby.
Public transport
There are trains every 30 mins from London Bridge and Victoria.
Clapham North underground station is very close, turn left at the station exit, walk under the railway bridge then turn right.
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Clapham North underground station is very close, turn left at the station exit, walk under the railway bridge then turn right.
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Amenities
There are no facilities in the station, but there are a few local shops and fast food outlets are nearby.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Clapham High Street
Streetmap links
Clapham High Street general view map
Clapham High Street close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Clapham High Street
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Clapham High Street
Googly map
Clapham High Street general view map
Clapham High Street close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Clapham High Street
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Photographic notes
The line runs northwest-southeast so the sun can be a problem for some shots in the morning. The stopping services are usually 2 car class 456 units, so there is plenty of room at the far end of the platforms away from the waiting passengers. There is not too much background noise.
General views - All photographs © Paul Bowery unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north west
The view towards London Victoria.
Fig 2 - Looking
Freight trains usually use the Atlantic Lines, which run through the platforms.
Fig 3 -
Fig 4 -
There are two other lines running past the station which are used by the Eurostars and most of the Victoria trains.
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
