ðə lˈaɪnz θɹuː ðə stˈeɪʃən tə kɹˈɪstəl pˈælɪs wɜːɹ ᵻlˈɛktɹᵻfˌaɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən, baɪ mˈiːnz ʌvðɪ ˌɛlbˈiː ænd ˌɛssˌiːˈɑːɹ ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾᵻd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk ˌoʊvɚhˈɛd sˈɪstəm.
The lines through the station to Crystal Palace were electrified in 1911, by means of the LB&SCR 'Elevated Electric' overhead system.