Crystal Palace line

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Crystal Palace Line
A Southern Class 456 entering Crystal Palace station in 2009
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Greater London
Termini	Balham Beckenham Junction
Stations	7
Service
Type	Suburban rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Southern Thameslink (non-stop)
Rolling stock	Class 377 Class 700
History
Opened	1856-1858
Technical
Number of tracks	1-2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC Third Rail
Operating speed	60 mph (97 km/h) maximum
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
Brighton Main Line to Victoria Balham Junction Brighton Main Line towards Surrey Streatham depot Streatham Hill Leigham Court tunnel Leigham spur Portsmouth line Norwood spur West Norwood Gipsy Hill Crystal Palace tunnel Crystal Palace (high level) line Crystal Palace Brighton Main Line towards Surrey to London Bridge or East London line Tramlink to West Croydon Birkbeck Chatham Main Line to Victoria Mid-Kent line to Hayes to Cannon Street or Charing Cross Beckenham Junction Chatham Main line to Dover and Ramsgate

The Crystal Palace Line^[1][2] is a railway line in London which runs from Balham Junction to Beckenham Junction. The engineer's reference for this line is BBJ.^[3]