Bromley South railway station
Bromley South railway station is on the Chatham Main Line, serving the town centre and high street of Bromley, south-east London, England. It is down the line from and is situated between and.
The station and most trains that serve it are operated by Southeastern, with some services also operated by Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]. It is in London fare zone 5.
History
The station, initially consisting of two platforms, was opened in November 1858 by the 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 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,,, and EMUs.The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 8 tph to
- 2 tph to London Blackfriars via
- 4 tph to
- 2 tph to
- 1 tph to
- 1 tph to via
- 1 tph to
- 1 tph to via
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
- Platform 4 for services to Ramsgate and Dover Priory, via Chatham or Ashford International and Maidstone East.