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	BMS
DfT category	B
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	5
OSI	Bromley North [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17	8.532 million[2]
– interchange	1.001 million[2]
2017–18	8.552 million[2]
– interchange	1.050 million[2]
2018–19	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]
Key dates
22 November 1858	Opened as Bromley[3]
1 June 1899[4][5]	Renamed (Bromley South)
Other information
External links	Departures; Layout; Facilities; Buses;
WGS84	51.4°N 0.017°E
	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.

Services

Services at Bromley South are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

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

4 tph to London Victoria (3 of these run non-stop and 1 calls at Denmark Hill only)
2 tph to London Victoria via Herne Hill
2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
2 tph to Kentish Town or Luton (during peak times only)
2 tph to Orpington (4 tph during peak times only)
2 tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley
1 tph to Dover Priory via Chatham
1 tph to Ramsgate via Chatham
1 tph to Ramsgate via Canterbury West

Services at Bromley South are operated using a mixture of rolling stock including Class 375, 377, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.

Preceding station		Following station
Denmark Hill or London Victoria	Southeastern Chatham Main Line	St. Mary Cray or Swanley or Longfield or Rochester
Denmark Hill or London Victoria	Southeastern Maidstone East Line	St. Mary Cray or Swanley 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.
"Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
Table 52, 195, 196, 197, 212 National Rail timetable, May 2020

External links

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

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

[infobox_stats_ref_rail-2] "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

[3] Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley

[4] Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley

[5] Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford

[6] Table 52, 195, 196, 197, 212 National Rail timetable, May 2020