Penge West railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Penge | ||
| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Southern | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
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| Station code | PNW | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
0.247 million * | ||
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| Zone | 4 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1839 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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Penge West 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 Southern.
Penge East station is a short walk away and has services to London Victoria. Crystal Palace station is also within walking distance and has more frequent trains to London Bridge.
Penge West will form part of the new southbound route of the London Overground (currently the East London Line) that is due to open in 2010.
[edit] History
Penge West station was originally opened in 1839, probably more for logistical reasons than anything else: the railway crossed the nearby High Street by a level crossing, and the station would have provided a place for trains to wait while the crossing gates were opened for them. The population of Penge was only around 270 at this time, not enough to make the station commercially viable. It was closed in 1841, and the level crossing was converted to a bridge soon afterwards.
By the early 1860s, Penge's population had risen to over 5,000 - more than eighteen times its level just twenty years earlier. There was also a demand for improved transport to the Crystal Palace nearby, so the station was reopened in 1863. The new station building, built for the reopening, remained in use until April 2005 when it was burnt down by arsonists. It is currently awaiting reconstruction and there are limited facilities at the station at present.
Another building on the down platform served as a ticket office and goods office. There were sidings which served a coal yard and timber yard. The sidings were removed, the buildings demolished and the access road closed when the land was sold for the construction of a Homebase store. Since then access to the down platform has been via a footbridge from the up platform.
[edit] Service
The typical off-peak service is two trains an hour northbound to London Bridge and two trains an hour southbound to Sutton.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Penge West railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Penge West railway station from Multimap.com
- A Penge Walk starting at Penge West station
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Sydenham | Southern | Anerley | ||
| Railway stations of London Central area | Greater London |
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| Managed by Network Rail: Cannon Street • Charing Cross • Euston • Fenchurch Street • King's Cross • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Paddington • Victoria • Waterloo |
| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
| UK railway stations |
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