Bromley South railway station

LocationBromleyLocal authorityLondon Borough of BromleyManaged bySoutheasternStation codeBMSDfT categoryBNumber of platforms4AccessibleYesFare zone5OSIBromley North ^[1]National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 8.368 million^[2]– interchange  1.145 million^[2]2019–20 7.974 million^[2]– interchange  1.116 million^[2]2020–21 2.025 million^[2]– interchange  0.246 million^[2]2021–22 4.599 million^[2]– interchange  0.570 million^[2]2022–23 5.543 million^[2]– interchange  0.764 million^[2]Key dates5 July 1858^[4]Opened as Bromley^[3]1 June 1899^[3][5]Renamed (Bromley South)Other informationExternal links

• Departures
• Layout
• Facilities
• Buses

Coordinates51°24′00″N 0°01′01″E / 51.4°N 0.017°E / 51.4; 0.017 London transport portal

Bromley South railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town centre and high street of Bromley, south-east London. It is 10 miles 71 chains (17.5 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Shortlands and Bickley.

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

The station, initially consisting of two platforms, opened in November 1858.(See: "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 Orpington 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 Class 375, 377, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.

Services at the station are as follows.

Southeastern

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[6]

• 6 tph to London Victoria (3 of these run non-stop, 1 calls at Denmark Hill only and 2 call at all stations via Herne Hill)
• 2 tph to Orpington
• 1 tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East
• 1 tph to Gillingham
• 1 tph to Ramsgate
• 1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East

During the peak hours, the services between London Victoria and Gillingham, and between London Victoria and Ashford International are increased to 2 tph and the service between London Victoria and Orpington is increased to 4 tph. In addition, the services to Ramsgate and Dover Priory are increased to 2 tph each, with trains dividing at Faversham.

Thameslink

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[6]

• 2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley

During the peak hours, additional services between Orpington, Kentish Town and Luton call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Denmark Hill or London Victoria		Southeastern Chatham Main Line		St Mary Cray or Longfield or Rochester
		Southeastern Kent Downs line
Shortlands		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Bickley
		Thameslink Catford loop line

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 and platform 4 for services to Ramsgate and Dover Priory via Chatham or Ashford International via Maidstone East services.

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.^[7]

See also

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

References

External links

Companies and
organisations

Transport for London (TfL)	London Underground Night Tube Bakerloo Central Circle District Hammersmith & City Jubilee Metropolitan Northern Piccadilly Victoria Waterloo & City London Rail Docklands Light Railway Elizabeth line Tramlink London Overground North London East London South London West London Gospel Oak to Barking Lea Valley Romford–Upminster Watford DC London Buses East London Transit Superloop Night buses Other Coach station Cycle hire Dial-a-Ride IFS Cloud Cable Car London River Services London Streets Source London Taxi and Private Hire office
Bus operators	Arriva Herts & Essex Arriva London Arriva Southern Counties Go-Ahead London Blue Triangle Docklands Buses London Central London General Metrobus Metroline RATP Dev Transit London London Sovereign London Transit London United Stagecoach London East London Selkent Thameside Transport UK London Bus Uno
River operators	Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company Uber Boat by Thames Clippers Thames River Services Westminster Passenger Services Association
Train operators	Arriva Rail London Avanti West Coast c2c Caledonian Sleeper Chiltern Railways East Midlands Railway Eurostar Govia Thameslink Railway Gatwick Express Great Northern Southern Thameslink Grand Central Great Western Railway Greater Anglia Stansted Express Heathrow Express Hull Trains MTR Elizabeth line London North Eastern Railway London Northwestern Railway Lumo South Western Railway Southeastern
Other	Global Infrastructure Partners Heathrow Airport Holdings Port of London Authority

Airports

Within London	City Heathrow London Heliport Military: Northolt Private: Biggin Hill
Outside London	Gatwick Luton Southend Stansted

Major stations

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)
Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road North Circular Road South Circular Road
Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

TicketingOtherFormer BR sectors