Chelsfield railway station

Chelsfield

Chelsfield Location of Chelsfield in Greater London
Location	Chelsfield
Local authority	Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	CLD
Number of platforms	2
Accessible
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.623 million
2005–06	0.627 million
2006–07	0.877 million
2007–08	0.954 million
2008–09	0.874 million
2009–10	0.85 million
2 March 1868	Opened
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses

Chelsfield railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley, and serves the southern parts of the built-up area of Orpington - Chelsfield itself, and Green Street Green. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.

The line on which it is located, and the station itself, was opened on 2 March 1868 by the South Eastern Railway to shorten its route from London to Dover. The building of the route, which crosses the North Downs, was a difficult undertaking, with steep gradients. At Chelsfield the line is rising steadily on a 1 in 120 gradient through the 597yds (543m) Chelsfield Tunnel beyond the station. The modern station building is on the Up side of the line.

Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour southbound to Sevenoaks and two trains per hour northbound to London Charing Cross, calling at all stations to Hither Green and then running fast to London Bridge. In the peak hours this is supplemented by stopping Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Cross services, running fast from Chelsfield to London Bridge. Sevenoaks to Charing Cross services are diverted to Cannon Street.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Orpington		Southeastern South Eastern Main Line via Paddock Wood		Knockholt
		Southeastern Tunbridge Wells stopping services Peak Hours		Sevenoaks/ Knockholt

External links

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