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 10 miles 71 chains (17.5 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Shortlands and Bickley.

Bromley South
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
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]
2023–24	5.985 million[2]
– interchange	0.853 million[2]
Key dates
5 July 1858[3]	Opened as Bromley[4]
1 June 1899[4][5]	Renamed Bromley South
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.4°N 0.017°E / 51.4; 0.017
London transport portal

The station and most trains that serve it are operated by Southeastern, with some services also operated by Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 5.

History

Bromley South in 1961

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 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

Services at Bromley South are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 375, 377, 465, 466 and 700 electric multiple units.

Southeastern

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

• 8 tph to London Victoria (3 of these run non-stop, 1 calls at Denmark Hill only and 4 call at all stations via Herne Hill)
• 4 tph to Orpington
• 1 tph to Ashford International, via Maidstone East
• 1 tph to Gillingham
• 1 tph to Ramsgate
• 1 tph to Dover Priory, via Canterbury East

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 doubled to 4tph on Mondays to Fridays.^[7]

Thameslink

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

• 2 tph to London Blackfriars, via Catford
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks, via Swanley

During 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 Chatham Main Line		St Mary Cray or Longfield or Rochester
		Southeastern Kent Downs line
Shortlands		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Bickley
		Thameslink Catford loop line

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.

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.^[8]

See also

• Bromley North railway station, a smaller station a short walk away.

References

1. "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
2. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. First permanent station building 22 November 1858. "The Opening of Bromley South". London Railway Record (110): 177. January 2022.
4. Borley, H. V. Chronology of London Railways.
5. Connor, J. E.; Halford, B. Forgotten Stations of Greater London.
6. Table 52, 195, 196, 197, 212 National Rail timetable, December 2022
7. "Timetables". www.southeasternrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
8. "Bromley South Station". TfL.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

External links

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