Birkbeck station
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 Birkbeck
Location of Birkbeck in Greater London |
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| Location | Anerley |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | BIK |
| Number of platforms | 1 (main line) 1 (Tramlink) |
| Fare zone | 4 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 |  21,893[1] |
| 2005–06 |  21,642[1] |
| 2006–07 | 23,183[1] |
| 2007–08 | 40,488[1] |
| 2008–09 | 35,368[1] |
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| Original company | Southern Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1858 | Line opens |
| 1915 | Line closes |
| 3 March 1929 | line reopens |
| 2 March 1930 | Opening of station |
| 1970s | station reduced to single platform |
| 2000 | Tramlink starts |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
Coordinates: 51°24′14″N 0°03′24″W / 51.4039°N 0.0568°W
Birkbeck station is a railway station and light rail stop in the London Borough of Bromley in the southern suburbs of London. It is located on Elmers End Road (A214) and alongside Beckenham Crematorium.
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[edit] Network rail
The line and again through Birkbeck was opened as a double-track branch of the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway in 1858, but was closed from 1860 to 1863 and again in 1915 until reopened in 1929 as part of the Southern Railway electrification scheme. A year later, on 2 March 1930, a new station was opened,[2] to serve a growing suburban area, and named after the Birkbeck Freehold Lane Society, whose name derived from the Yorkshire philanthropist Dr Birkbeck.[3][4] The tracks in the station are located well above street level; the buildings were damaged by fire in 1983. The two lines served are each single track, running together on the site of what was once a double track railway line. The northern railway line is served by a high level platform to the north of the track, whilst the southern light rail line is served by a low level platform to the south of the track. Each platform has its own access from the street, and the only access between the two platforms is via the street, with a fence between the two tracks to deter any attempt to cross the lines.
[edit] Tramlink
The one-platform Tramlink stop opened in 2000, with the rest of route 2 to the Croydon loop. A proposed line alternative through Birkbeck station from Crystal Palace railway station to Beckenham Junction was considered for conversion to a Tramlink route but Transport for London has dropped the plan on the grounds that the existing rail service is adequate.[5]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
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| Crystal Palace | Southern London Bridge to Beckenham Junction (via Crystal Palace) (Mondays-Saturdays only) |
Beckenham Junction | ||
 Tramlink |
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towards Wellesley Road
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Route 2 |
towards Beckenham Junction
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[edit] Gallery
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Birkbeck station |
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Main line looking west
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Tramlink looking east
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Main line platform sign
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Tramlink platform sign
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 34. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ Birkbeck Freehold Lane Society
- ^ "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011[page needed]
- ^ Transport for London - Croydon Tramlink Extension BrochurePDF
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Birkbeck station from National Rail
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