West Wickham railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | West Wickham | ||
| Local authority | Bromley | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | WWI | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.698 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.717 million | ||
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| Zone | 5 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 29 May 1882 | ||
| 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 West Wickham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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West Wickham railway station serves West Wickham in the London Borough of Bromley. It is located in south east London and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station is operated by Southeastern and is served by Southeastern Hayes line trains.
[edit] History
The railway line through West Wickham was built by the West Wickham & Hayes Railway as part of a branch line between Elmers End and Hayes. The line was sold to the South Eastern Railway on the opening day, May 29, 1882.
The line was a branch of The Mid-Kent line built by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway which had opened on 1 January 1857.
[edit] Service
Frequent commuter trains serve West Wickham during the morning and evening peak hours with an even split in services to Charing Cross and Cannon Street. Four trains per hour serve the station during most off peak periods Monday to Saturday. The typical off peak service pattern is:
- 2tph (trains per hour) northbound, calling at all stations to Cannon Street
- 2tph northbound calling at all stations to Ladywell then fast to London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross
- 4tph southbound calling at Hayes
On Sundays, there are 2tph to both Charing Cross and Hayes.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Eden Park | Southeastern Hayes Line |
Hayes | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for West Wickham railway station from National Rail
- West Wickham railway station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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