Chelsfield railway station

Chelsfield

Chelsfield Location of Chelsfield in Greater London
Location	Chelsfield
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	CLD
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes ^[1]
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12	0.904 million^[2]
2012–13	0.924 million^[2]
2013–14	0.947 million^[2]
2014–15	1.009 million^[2]
2015–16	0.944 million^[2]
Key dates
2 March 1868	Opened
Other information
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External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°21′23″N 0°06′27″E / 51.3565°N 0.1076°E / 51.3565; 0.1076Coordinates: 51°21′23″N 0°06′27″E / 51.3565°N 0.1076°E / 51.3565; 0.1076
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Chelsfield railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the Chelsfield and Green Street Green areas south of Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London. It is 15 miles 25 chains (24.6 km) down-line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Orpington and Knockholt stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.

The line on which it is located, and the station itself, was opened on 2 March 1868 by the South Eastern Railway to shorten its route from London to Dover. The building of the route, which crosses the North Downs, was a difficult undertaking, with steep gradients. At Chelsfield the line is rising steadily on a 1 in 120 gradient through the Chelsfield Tunnel beyond the station. It is said that this was an inspiration to E. Nesbit when writing The Railway Children ^[3]

The modern station building dates from the 1970s when its predecessor was damaged by fire.

Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour southbound to Sevenoaks and two trains per hour northbound to London Charing Cross, calling at all stations to Hither Green and then running fast to London Bridge. In the peak hours this is supplemented by stopping Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Cross services, running fast from Chelsfield to London Bridge. These connect with the Knockholt and Dunton Green services. Sevenoaks to Charing Cross stopping services via Orpington are diverted to Cannon Street.

Chelsfield station (1983)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Orpington		Southeastern South Eastern Main Line via Paddock Wood		Knockholt
Orpington		Southeastern Tunbridge Wells stopping services Peak Hours		Sevenoaks/ Knockholt

Connections

London Buses routes R1 and 654 serve the station.

References

↑ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
1 2 3 4 5 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
↑ http://www.chelsfieldhistory.org.uk/places_chelsfield_station.htm Retrieved 31/05/2016

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Train times and station information for Chelsfield railway station from National Rail

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Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone

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Southeastern routes serving this station
Metro via Elmstead Woods	London Charing Cross London Waterloo East London Cannon Street London Bridge New Cross St Johns Lewisham Hither Green Grove Park Elmstead Woods Chislehurst Petts Wood Orpington Chelsfield Knockholt Dunton Green Sevenoaks

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

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