Ravensbourne railway station

Ravensbourne
Ravensbourne Location of Ravensbourne in Greater London
Location	Beckenham
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Thameslink
Station code	RVB
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.132 million[1]
2005–06	0.126 million[1]
2006–07	0.153 million[1]
2007–08	0.177 million[1]
2008–09	0.167 million[1]
2009–10	0.155 million[1]
2010–11	0.151 million[1]
2011–12	0.155 million[1]
2012–13	0.159 million[1]
2013–14	0.180 million[1]
Key dates
1 July 1892	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°24′51″N 0°00′27″W / 51.4141°N 0.0075°W

Ravensbourne railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by Thameslink.

Opened in 1892 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway as part of their new Catford Loop line, the station retains its Victorian air of a quiet country station although its roadside booking office was rebuilt after a fire in 1988.^[2]

Services

Ravensbourne is served half-hourly by West Hampstead Thameslink to Sevenoaks Thameslink services.

The typical off-peak service is:

• 2 tph to West Hampstead Thameslink/ (London Blackfriars at weekends) calling at all stations via Peckham Rye
• 2tph to Sevenoaks via Bromley South and Swanley.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011

External links

• Train times and station information for Ravensbourne railway station from National Rail