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New Cross Gate station is a railway station in New Cross, London, on the Brighton Main Line and the East London Line. It is about 600 metres west of New Cross station. It is in Travelcard Zone 2, and is operated by London Overground.
The station opened in 1839.
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Between 1933 and 2007 the East London Line of the London Underground was a self-contained section of the Metropolitan Line. It ran between Shoreditch in the City and New Cross and New Cross Gate in south London with an interchange at Whitechapel. I recall travelling in the 1960s on the run-down, shabby line with a deep sense of unease.

Formerly the East London Railway it had opened in 1869, making use of the twin-bore Thames Tunnel built by the Brunels, father and son, between 1825 and 1843 for horse-drawn carriages between Wapping and Rotherhithe. As the East London Line it served workers at both London Docks and Surrey Docks.

Since 2010 Transport for London has realised the full potential of the line by extending it over existing tracks, plus a bridge or two, north to Highbury & Islington and south to Clapham Junction, West Croydon and Crystal Palace, connecting with other rail services. It has become a busy and vital section of the London Overground. The new station at Canada Water has an important interchange with the London Underground's Jubilee Line.

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