Penge East railway station

Penge East
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
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°25′09″N 0°03′13″W / 51.4191°N 0.0537°WCoordinates: 51°25′09″N 0°03′13″W / 51.4191°N 0.0537°W
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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

A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the Brighton Main Line and Chatham Main Line in South London.

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.

Connections

London Buses routes 75, 194, 227, 176, 354 and 197 serve the station.

References

1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 March 2009.
2. "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLS). Transport for London. May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
3. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 183. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
5. "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011

External links

• Train times and station information for Penge East railway station from National Rail
• Kent Rail page on Penge East