Penge East railway station

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Penge East
Location
Place Penge
Local authority London Borough of Bromley
Operations
Station code PNE
Managed by Southeastern
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.689 million
2005/06 * 0.596 million
Transport for London
Zone 4
History
Key dates Opened 1 July 1863
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 Penge East from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
Portal:Penge East railway station
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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 all trains are operated by Southeastern.

The station is 7.2 miles (11 km) from London Victoria on the Chatham Main Line. It was built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. 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), but no station was built. An 1885 Ordnance Survey map shows that a station had been built, known as Penge Lane Station. When the level crossing was closed Penge Lane was diverted down what are now Thesiger Road, Parish Lane and the current Penge Lane. As parts of Penge Lane adopted new names, the station name became inappropriate and was changed to Penge East.

Penge West station is a short walk away, with services to London Bridge. The covered footbridge with its corrugated roof dates from the 1940s and is a listed structure. The station is close to the South-Eastern portal of Sydenham Hill Railway Tunnel.

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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).

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Sydenham Hill   Southeastern
Victoria - Orpington
  Kent House

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