Orpington railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Orpington | ||
| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | ORP | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 8 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 3.654 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 3.716 million | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 6 | ||
| History | |||
| 2 March 1868 | Opened | ||
| 1904 | Rebuilt | ||
| 1925 | Electrification | ||
| 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 Orpington from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Orpington railway station serves the town of Orpington in the London Borough of Bromley, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. Located in Station Road, the station is a third of a mile west of the southern end of Orpington High Street.
The station has eight platforms. Platform 1 is a bay platform which is rarely used. Platform 2 is used for fast services to Charing Cross or Cannon Street . Platforms 3 and 4 are an island, 3 used by trains towards Ashford International or Tunbridge Wells and 4 by stopping services from Sevenoaks to Charing Cross or Cannon Street. Platform 5 hosts the Sevenoaks slows with platforms 6-8 being bay platforms used by services starting at Orpington towards Charing Cross, London Victoria, Cannon Street and Blackfriars. Beyond the station at the country end, the four tracks become two. At the London end there is a stabling and servicing area for trains.
There are two entrances, both with ticket offices, the main one on the platform 1/2 side (Station Road), the other on the platforms 5-8 side (Station Approach and the bus interchange). Access to platforms 3 and 4 is currently via an underground subway, unsuitable for wheelchair users. Planning permission was granted in August 2006 for a new footbridge incorporating lifts for the disabled and construction is well advanced on this facility - the final major components were lifted into place in January 2008.
[edit] History
The station was opened on 2 March 1868, when the South Eastern Railway opened its cut-off line between Chislehurst and Haysden Junction. Previously, trains between London and Tunbridge Wells had taken a circuitous route via Redhill. The line was widened and the station rebuilt in 1904, expanding to six platforms. Third rail electrification reached Orpington in 1925, and extended to Sevenoaks ten years later.
[edit] Services
Trains from the station link to London at Victoria, London Bridge and Charing Cross. The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 5tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross, of which two run fast to London Bridge, one calls at Petts Wood then fast to London Bridge and two call at all stations to Lewisham before running fast to London Bridge
- 4tph to London Victoria, calling at all stations via Bromley South and Herne Hill
- 2tph to Ashford International and sometimes on to the Kent Coast.
- 1tph to Tunbridge Wells
- 1tph to Sevenoaks, calling at all stations
This is supplemented by services to Cannon Street and Blackfriars.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Petts Wood | Southeastern Victoria - Orpington |
Terminus | ||
| Petts Wood | Southeastern South Eastern Main Line |
Chelsfield | ||
| Southeastern London to Tunbridge Wells Stopping services via Sevenoaks |
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| London Bridge | Southeastern Hastings Line (Limited stop only) |
Sevenoaks | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Orpington railway station from National Rail
- Orpington railway station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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