Shortlands railway station
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| Main station building at Shortlands | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Shortlands | ||
| Local authority | Bromley (borough) | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SRT | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.947 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.983 million | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 4 | ||
| History | |||
| 3 May 1858 | Opened | ||
| 1892 - 1894 | Quadrupled | ||
| 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 Shortlands from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Shortlands railway station is in Shortlands, in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It serves the southwest part of Bromley, and is 10 miles (16km) from London Victoria.
The station is located on the A222 road. It was originally opened by the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway on 3 May 1858, when it was named Bromley. Shortlands Junction, just west of the station, is where the Catford Loop Line joins the main Chatham line: the two lines are now running on four tracks (pairs of Slow and Fast lines) through the station, which consists of two island platforms on an embankment. The station was enlarged in 1892-94. Shortlands Junction was remodelled in the 1950s to allow line speeds to be increased, and was remodelled again with a dive-under line in 2002 to increase the capacity of the junction.
The station is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service is:
- 4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via Herne Hill
- 2tph on Monday to Saturday to London Blackfriars calling at all stations via Catford
- 2tph on Sunday to London Victoria calling at all stations via Catford
- 4tph to Orpington, calling at all stations
- 2tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley
From December 2007, the London Victoria via Bromley South and Herne Hill, calling at all stations to Orpington becomes every 15 minutes between 9am and 5pm
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Ravensbourne | Southeastern Catford Loop |
Bromley South | ||
| Beckenham Junction | Southeastern Victoria - Orpington |
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[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Shortlands railway station from National Rail
- Shortlands railway station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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