Grove Park railway station
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| Grove Park | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Grove Park and Downham | ||
| Local authority | Lewisham | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | GRP | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 5 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 1.487 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 1.478 million | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 4 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1 November 1871 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Grove Park from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Grove Park railway station serves the areas of Grove Park and Downham in the London borough of Lewisham. The station was opened in 1871. Currently there are five platforms. Platform 1 serves Bromley North branch line, which is detached from the rest of the station, while platforms 2 to 5 are on the main line from Charing Cross to Hastings. The adjacent stations are Elmstead Woods to the south, Hither Green to the north, and Sundridge Park on the Bromley North branch line.
There are regular services to London Charing Cross and London Cannon Street during the rush hour.
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[edit] Services
The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is:
- 2 trains per hour (tph) to London Charing Cross, calling at Hither Green, Lewisham, London Bridge and London Waterloo East
- 1 tph to Orpington, calling at Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst and Petts Wood
- 1 tph to Sevenoaks, calling at Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst, Petts Wood, Orpington, Chelsfield, Knockholt and Dunton Green
- 2 tph to Bromley North, calling at Sundridge Park
On Sundays the Bromley North shuttle does not run. All other frequencies remain the same.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Hither Green | Southeastern South Eastern Main Line via Paddock Wood |
Elmstead Woods | ||
| Terminus | Southeastern Bromley North Line |
Sundridge Park | ||
| Hither Green | Southeastern London to Orpington (via Grove Park) |
Elmstead Woods | ||
[edit] Buses
London buses 261, 126 and school bus 638[1] serve the bus stop outside the station; there is also a bus terminus in Baring Road near the station served by routes 136, 181, 284, 273 and night bus N136; the 124 also passes through Grove Park near the station.[2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Grove Park railway station from National Rail
- Grove Park railway station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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