The North Kent line opened on 30 July 1849 by the South Eastern Railway linking Strood with the London and Greenwich Railway route to London Bridge.
The original station was located east of the Lewisham Road overbridge with access off Lewisham Road.
With the opening of the mid-Kent line in 1857 a new station was built to the west so both lines could be served.

The station was built to enable interchange between the north Kent and mid Kent lines.
The Mid Kent line was opened on 1 January 1857.
For a period Old Lewisham Station was also kept open 
Eleven passengers were killed in the Lewisham rail crash (1857) when a train ran into the back of a stationary train.

In 1898 the South Eastern Railway and the London Chatham and Dover Railway agreed to work as one railway company under the name of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway.
The North Kent line opened on 30 July 1849 by the South Eastern Railway linking Strood with the London and Greenwich Railway route to London Bridge. The original station was located east of the Lewisham Road overbridge with access off Lewisham Road. With the opening of the mid-Kent line in 1857 a new station was built to the west so both lines could be served.
The station was built to enable interchange between the north Kent and mid Kent lines. The Mid Kent line was opened on 1 January 1857. For a period Old Lewisham Station was also kept open 
Eleven passengers were killed in the Lewisham rail crash (1857) when a train ran into the back of a stationary train.
In 1898 the South Eastern Railway and the London Chatham and Dover Railway agreed to work as one railway company under the name of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway.
Lewisham station