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. It is in London fare zone 5. It is one of two stations in the town, the other being Bromley North.
History
The station, initially consisting of two platforms, was opened on 5 July 1858 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. It was originally opened as just 'Bromley', with the 'South' suffix added from 1 June 1899 to distinguish it from Bromley North.
The line through the station was quadrupled in 1893, and the overbridge was constructed in the same year.
Lifts were installed at the station in 2012, funded by the Department for Transport's Access for All scheme. Work started in 2011 and also included refurbishing the toilets and entrance hall.
Facilities The station is well equipped to serve its large number of passengers, with a ticket office and ticket machines, telephones, accessible toilets, shops and vending machines, help points and cycle storage.
Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Bromley South2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits4,573,5424,474,7265,735,9066,048,3425,796,1665,537,6425,763,6625,867,1086,013,7906,869,0167,381,4588,317,4568,532,0228,551,6768,368,3487,973,5722,024,9264,599,3465,543,2965,984,7286,193,798Interchanges445,115473,735579,545885,192830,504704,493604,130706,866730,651783,436866,8771,032,5251,001,4611,050,0081,144,9381,116,048246,302570,103764,420852,825975,612 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
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 (3 of these run non-stop, 1 calls at only and 4 call at all stations via ) 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
During the peak hours, additional services including trains between Orpington, and call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from via .
Connections London Buses routes 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 246, 261, 314, 320, 336, 352, 358, 367, SL5 and night routes N3 and N199 serve the station.
See also Bromley North railway station, a smaller station a short walk away.
References
Bibliography
External links