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National Rail station in London, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Bromley South  | |
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  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 [1] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 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] |
| 2021–22 | 4.599 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.570 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 5.543 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.764 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 5 July 1858[3] | Opened as Bromley[4] |
| 1 June 1899[4][5] | Renamed (Bromley South) |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51.4°N 0.017°E |
 London transport portal | |
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.
The station, initially consisting of two platforms, opened in November 1858.(See 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 Orpington 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 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.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
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.
From the December 2024 timetable change the off-peak stopping service between London Victoria and Orpington will double to 4tph on Mondays to Fridays.[7]
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
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 |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Hill or London Victoria |
Southeastern |
St Mary Cray or Longfield or Rochester | ||
| Southeastern |
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| Southeastern | ||||
| Thameslink | ||||
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 and platform 4 for services to Ramsgate and Dover Priory via Chatham or Ashford International via Maidstone East services.
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.[8]
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