Chislehurst railway station

Chislehurst railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the neighbourhood of Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley. It is down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Template:Rws and Template:Rws stations.

It is in Travelcard Zone 5, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern.

History

The station was originally named Chislehurst and Bickley Park when it was first opened on 1 July 1865: the South Eastern Railway had opened part of its cut-off line to Dover on that date. On 2 March 1868 a new station was opened south of the original on completion of the cut-off to Tonbridge. At the beginning of the 20th century the tracks through the station were quadrupled. Beyond Elmstead Woods station (opened in 1904) to the north of Chislehurst lie the Chislehurst Tunnels, a tunnel each on the slow lines and fast lines .

To the south of the station the Up and Down Chatham Loop lines give access to the Chatham Main Line where the next station is St Mary Cray. There are normally no direct trains between Chislehurst and St Mary Cray, as trains that use the connecting curves usually run non-stop between London Bridge and either Rochester or West Malling.

When engineering work takes place on the South Eastern Main Line, services from London to Ashford International or Hastings call additionally at Chislehurst, using Class 375 units. These services are diverted onto the Chatham Main Line and run via Swanley and Otford.

Chislehurst Caves

The station is very close to Chislehurst Caves, former mines that were used as an air raid shelter during World War II. The close proximity of the station saw thousands of people at one point disembark at the station to enter the shelter.

Connections

London Buses routes 162, 269, R7 and SL3 serve the station.

Services

All services at Chislehurst are operated by Southeastern using Template:Brc, Template:Brc, Template:Brc and Template:Brc EMUs.

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

• 2 tph to London Charing Cross (non-stop from Template:Stn to Template:Stn)
• 2 tph to London Cannon Street (all stations except Lewisham)
• 4 tph to Orpington of which 2 continue to Sevenoaks

On Sundays, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Sevenoaks and London Charing Cross via Lewisham.

Preceding station	National Rail National Rail			Following station
Elmstead Woods		Southeastern Template:Smalldiv		Petts Wood

External links

• Train times and station information for Chislehurst railway station from National Rail