Penge East railway station
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  Penge East Location of Penge East in Greater London | |
| Location | Penge |
| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | PNE |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes [1] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| OSI | Penge West [2] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2010–11 |
 1.295 million[3] |
| 2011–12 |
 1.289 million[3] |
| 2012–13 |
1.337 million[3] |
| 2013–14 |
1.499 million[3] |
| 2014–15 |
1.618 million[3] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1863 | Opened |
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London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°25′09″N 0°03′13″W / 51.4191°N 0.0537°W | |
Penge East railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and nearly all trains are operated by Southeastern. A very limited number of Thameslink trains between Beckenham Junction and Bedford also call. The station building entrance is in Penge, however the second entrance is on Linden Grove which is in Sydenham.
History
The station is 7.2 miles (11 km) from London Victoria on the Chatham Main Line and was opened on 1 July 1863. It was built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and originally known as Penge (LCDR) or Penge Lane, and was renamed Penge East on 9 July 1923.[4] When the line was built a level crossing was built where the line crossed the old alignment of Penge Lane (now Newlands Park Rd and St John's Rd). When the level crossing was closed in about 1879, Penge Lane traffic was diverted down what are now Thesiger Road, Parish Lane and the current Penge Lane.[5]
Penge West station is a short walk away, with services to London Bridge. The covered footbridge with its corrugated roof dates from the 1880s and is a listed structure. The station is close to the South-Eastern portal of Penge Railway Tunnel.
Services
The typical off-peak service is four trains an hour northbound to London Victoria (via Herne Hill and Brixton) and four trains an hour southbound to Orpington (via Bromley South). A very infrequent service operates via St Pancras International to St Albans, Luton or Bedford. Trains via St Pancras International generally start or terminate at Beckenham Junction.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Sydenham Hill | Southeastern Bromley South Line |
Kent House | ||
Connections
London Buses routes 75, 194, 227, 176, 354 and 197 serve the station.
References
- ↑ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 March 2009.
- ↑ "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLS). Transport for London. May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 183. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Penge East railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Penge East railway station from National Rail
- Kent Rail page on Penge East
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