Bromley South railway station

Bromley South railway station is on the Chatham Main Line, serving the town centre and high street of Bromley, south-east London, England. It is down the line from Template:Stn and is situated between Template:Rws and Template:Rws.

The station and most trains that serve it are operated by Southeastern, with some services also operated by Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 5.

History

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Bromley South in 1961

The station, initially consisting of two platforms, was opened in November 1858 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. Electric trains, the first in Kent, began running on the Southern Railway's third rail system between London, Bromley South and Template:Rws in July 1925. The last passenger steam trains to serve Bromley South did so in 1959, when lines to the Kent Coast were third rail electrified.

Between 1986 and 1999, locomotive-hauled trains between the Kent Coast, the West Midlands, the North West and, for a time, Scotland called at Bromley South.

Services

Services at Bromley South are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Template:Brc, Template:Brc, Template:Brc, Template:Brc and Template:Brc EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 8 tph to Template:Stn (3 of these run non-stop, 1 calls at Denmark Hill only and 4 call at all stations via Herne Hill)
• 2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
• 4 tph to Orpington
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks
• 1 tph to Gillingham
• 1 tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East
• 1 tph to Ramsgate
• 1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East

During the peak hours, additional services including trains between Orpington, Template:Stn and Luton call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Template:Stn.

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Layout

The station has four platforms:

• Platform 1 being for stopping services to Central London, via Herne Hill or Catford
• Platform 2 for services to Orpington or Sevenoaks, via Swanley
• Platform 3 for non-stop services to London Victoria
• Platform 4 for services to Ramsgate and Dover Priory, via Chatham or Ashford International and Maidstone East.

Connections

London Buses routes 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 246, 261, 314, 320, 336, 352, 358, 367, SL5 and night routes N3 and N199 serve the station.

See also

• Bromley North railway station, a smaller station a short walk away.

External links

• Train times and station information for Bromley South railway station from National Rail

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