Bromley South railway station

Bromley South
Bromley South
	Bromley South Location of Bromley South in Greater London
Location	Bromley
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code(s)	BMS
DfT category	B
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	5
OSI	Bromley North
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18	8.552 million
– interchange	1.050 million
2018–19	8.368 million
– interchange	1.145 million
2019–20	7.974 million
– interchange	1.116 million
2020–21	2.025 million
– interchange	0.246 million
2021–22	4.599 million
– interchange	0.570 million
Key dates
5 July 1858	Opened as Bromley
1 June 1899	Renamed (Bromley South)
Other information
External links	Departures; Layout; Facilities; Buses;
Coordinates	51°24′00″N 0°01′01″E / 51.4°N 0.017°E
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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.

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		Following station
Denmark Hill or London Victoria	Southeastern Chatham Main Line	St Mary Cray or Longfield or Rochester
Denmark Hill or London Victoria	Southeastern Maidstone East Line	St Mary Cray or Longfield or Rochester
Shortlands	Southeastern Bromley South Line	Bickley
Shortlands	Thameslink Catford Loop Line	Bickley

Layout

The station has 4 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 services.

Connections

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

References

^ "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ ^a ^b Borley, H. V. Chronology of London Railways.
^ First permanent station building 22 November 1858. "The Opening of Bromley South". London Railway Record (110): 177. January 2022.
^ Connor, J. E.; Halford, B. Forgotten Stations of Greater London.
^ ^a ^b Table 52, 195, 196, 197, 212 National Rail timetable, December 2022

External links

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

[1] "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

[infobox_stats_ref_rail-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

[Borley-3] Borley, H. V. Chronology of London Railways.

[4] First permanent station building 22 November 1858. "The Opening of Bromley South". London Railway Record (110): 177. January 2022.

[5] Connor, J. E.; Halford, B. Forgotten Stations of Greater London.

[BMSTT-6] Table 52, 195, 196, 197, 212 National Rail timetable, December 2022

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