West Wickham railway station

West Wickham

West Wickham Location of West Wickham in Greater London
Location	West Wickham
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	WWI
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes ^[1]
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2007–08	0.961 million^[2]
2008–09	0.916 million^[2]
2009–10	0.886 million^[2]
2010–11	0.918 million^[2]
2011–12	0.938 million^[2]
2012–13	0.943 million^[2]
2013–14	0.982 million^[2]
2014–15	0.995 million^[2]
Key dates
29 May 1882	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°22′53″N 0°00′52″W / 51.3813°N 0.0145°W / 51.3813; -0.0145

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.

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, 29 May 1882.

The line was a branch of the Mid-Kent line built by the South Eastern Railway which had opened on 1 January 1857.^[3]

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 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
Eden Park		Southeastern Hayes Line		Hayes

Layout

Side Platform Platform 1
Southeastern towards Charing Cross, Cannon Street
Southeastern towards Hayes
Side Platform Platform 2

Connections

London Bus routes 194 and 352 serve the station.

References

↑ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 March 2009.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
↑ "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011

External links

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Train times and station information for West Wickham railway station from National Rail

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Southeastern routes serving this station

Metro Hayes Line	London Charing Cross London Waterloo East London Cannon Street London Bridge New Cross St Johns Lewisham Ladywell Catford Bridge Lower Sydenham New Beckenham Beckenham Junction Clock House Elmers End Eden Park West Wickham Hayes

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

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