Chislehurst railway station

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Chislehurst
Location
Place Chislehurst
Local authority Bromley
Operations
Station code CIT
Managed by Southeastern
Platforms in use 4
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.835 million
2005/06 * 0.836 million
Transport for London
Zone 5
History
1 July 1865 Opened
2 March 1868 Resited
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chislehurst from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
Portal:Chislehurst railway station
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Chislehurst railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It is in Travelcard Zone 5, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern.

The station was originally named Chislehurst and Bickley Park when it was first opened on 1 July 1865: the South Eastern Railway had opened part of its cut-off line to Dover on that date. On 2 March 1868 a new station was opened on a different site on completion of the cut-off to Tonbridge. At the beginning of the 20th century the tracks through the station were doubled. Beyond Elmstead Woods station (opened in 1904) to the north of Chislehurst lie the Chislehurst Tunnels, a tunnel each on the slow lines [649 yd (584 m)] and fast lines [591 yd (532 m)].

To the south of the station the Up and Down Chatham Loop lines give access to the Chatham Main Line where the next station is St Mary Cray. There are normally no direct trains between Chislehurst and St Mary Cray, as trains that use the connecting curves usually run non-stop between London Bridge and either Rochester or West Malling.

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The typical off-peak service is

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Elmstead Woods   Southeastern
Limited Serivce
Elmstead Woods - St. Mary Cray
  St Mary Cray
Elmstead Woods   Southeastern
South Eastern Main Line
via Paddock Wood
  Petts Wood
Elmstead Woods   Southeastern
London to Orpington
(via Grove Park)
  Petts Wood

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