Bromley North railway station

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.

Bromley North
Bromley North
Location of Bromley North in Greater London
LocationBromley
Local authorityLondon Borough of Bromley
Managed bySoutheastern
Station codeBMN
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone4
OSIBromley South [2]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 0.537 million[3]
2016–17 0.497 million[3]
2017–18 0.469 million[3]
2018–19 0.505 million[3]
2019–20 0.449 million[3]
Key dates
1 January 1878Opened
1926Rebuilt
Listed status
Listed featureBromley North Station
Listing gradeII
Entry number1186833[4]
Added to list31 August 1990 (1990-08-31)
Other information
External links
WGS8451.4088°N 0.0179°E / 51.4088; 0.0179
 London transport portal

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
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 From April 1976 this was cut back to a peak hour service before being withdrawn completely in 1990.[5] In order to get from Bromley North to Central London passengers have to change at Grove Park.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Sundridge Park   Southeastern
Bromley North Line
Mondays-Saturdays only		   Terminus

Current services

As of December 2011 the typical Monday to Saturday off-peak service is three trains an hour to and from Grove Park for connections to London or other stations in South East London. This service was increased from two to three trains per hour in each direction in December 2011. There is no Sunday or bank holiday service.[6]

During periods of engineering work, there are occasionally through services from Bromley North to stations north of Grove Park.

Connections

Bromley North is a hub terminus for buses in outer southeast London, with 14 day routes and 2 night-operating routes serving the station, of which 10 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, school journeys route 638 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 are expected to be published around 2018.

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. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  4. Historic England. "Bromley North Railway Station (1186833)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. http://www.londonreconnections.com/2013/the-past-and-future-of-the-bromley-north-branch/
  6. "More Trains for Bromley North" (Press release). Southeastern Railways. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  7. 'Bromley North Station', Retrieved 01/01/2016: https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/stop/490001036N/bromley-north-station?lineId=61, TfL.
  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. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  10. "The Past and Future of the Bromley North Branch". London Reconnections. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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