Bromley North railway station

Bromley North National Rail
Bromley North is located in Greater London
Bromley North
Bromley North
Location of Bromley North in Greater London
LocationBromley
Local authorityLondon Borough of Bromley
Managed bySoutheastern
Station code(s)BMN
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone4
OSIBromley South National Rail[2]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 0.449 million[3]
2020–21Decrease 63,164[3]
2021–22Increase 0.150 million[3]
2022–23Increase 0.180 million[3]
2023–24Increase 0.202 million[3]
Key dates
1 January 1878Opened
1926Rebuilt
Listed status
Listed featureBromley North Station
Listing gradeII
Entry number1186833[4]
Added to list31 August 1990; 34 years ago (1990-08-31)
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°24′32″N 0°01′04″E / 51.4088°N 0.0179°E / 51.4088; 0.0179
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Bromley North railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 4. It is 10 miles 47 chains (17.0 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. It is the terminus of the short Bromley North Branch Line from Grove Park.

History

The station was opened in 1878. It was extensively rebuilt by the Southern Railway in 1925-1926 by the Chief Architect to the Southern Railway, James Robb Scott.

The station entrance on Tweedy Road.

The building has been Grade II listed since 31 August 1990.[4]

Services

Bromley North Line
Legend
South Eastern Main Line
to Charing Cross & Cannon Street
Grove Park
South Eastern Main Line
to Dover Priory
 Sundridge Park
Bromley North

Historical services

After opening the station trains had direct services to Holborn Viaduct, Victoria, London Bridge, London Cannon Street and London Charing Cross. From April 1976 this was cut back to a peak hour service before being withdrawn completely in 1990.[5] In order to get from Bromley North to Central London passengers have to change at Grove Park.

Current services

All services at Bromley North are operated by Southeastern using Class 465 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour to and from Grove Park, from where connections are available to London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street, Orpington and Sevenoaks. The service is increased to three trains per hour during the morning peak.[6]

No services call at the station on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Monday-Saturday only
Terminus

Connections

Bromley North is a hub terminus for buses in outer southeast London, with 15 day routes (two of which are part of the Superloop express network), one 24-hour route and one night-operating route serving the station, of which 12 of the day routes terminate/commence at Bromley North.

London Buses routes 61, 119, 126, 138, 146, 227, 246, 261, 269, 314, 336, 352, 354, 367, SL3, SL5 and night route N3 serve the station.[7]

Future proposals

Proposals have been put forward by Transport for London[8] and the London Borough of Bromley[9] for the Bromley North Line to be extended and connected to either the Docklands Light Railway via a link south of Lewisham, to the Tramlink system from Beckenham Junction, or to an extension of the Bakerloo line from Elephant & Castle. These schemes have not been taken beyond the proposal stage and recommendations were expected to be published around 2018.[needs update]

Additionally, it has been suggested that the Bromley North Line could be connected to London Overground via an extended service from New Cross, although the problems of line capacity make this seem an unlikely solution.[10]

Bromley North Line
The Bromley North Line in south-east London
Nearby transport lines which have been proposed to be connected to the Bromley North Line in the future

See also

References

  1. ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  4. ^ a b Historic England. "Bromley North Railway Station (1186833)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ "The Past and Future of the Bromley North Branch". 25 January 2013.
  6. ^ Table 204 National Rail timetable, December 2023
  7. ^ "Buses from Bromley North and Market Square" (PDF). TfL. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Could the DLR or Bakerloo line be coming to Bromley?". This is Local London. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Future Rail and Tram Links to Bromley" (PDF). Report No. ES12004. London Borough of Bromley. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  10. ^ "The Past and Future of the Bromley North Branch". London Reconnections. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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