Sundridge Park railway station

Sundridge Park railway station serves Sundridge and Plaistow in the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London, in Travelcard Zone 4. It is 10 miles 12 chains (16.3 km) down the line from Charing Cross.

Sundridge Park National Rail
Sundridge Park is located in Greater London
Sundridge Park
Sundridge Park
Location of Sundridge Park in Greater London
LocationSundridge
Local authorityLondon Borough of Bromley
Managed bySoutheastern
Station code(s)SUP
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 0.280 million[1]
2019–20Decrease 0.255 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 37,852[1]
2021–22Increase 0.109 million[1]
2022–23Increase 0.142 million[1]
Key dates
1 January 1878Opened as Plaistow
1 July 1894[2]renamed Sundridge Park
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°24′49″N 0°01′20″E / 51.4137°N 0.0221°E / 51.4137; 0.0221
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The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern.

Location

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Sundridge Park station is located between Bromley and Grove Park, on Plaistow Lane, Bromley, on the northern edge of the borough of Bromley.[3] The station is so close to Bromley North (just 770 yards (700 m) up the line) that the latter's platform indicator is a part of the starting signal for the southbound platform.[citation needed] The station's namesake of the vast Sundridge Park, which is currently entirely occupied by a private golf course and inaccessible as a park, is located about 550 yards (500 m) north east of the station.

Services

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Bromley North Line
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grove Park
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sundridge Park
 
 
 
Bromley North

All services at Sundridge Park are operated by Southeastern using Class 465 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction between Bromley North and Grove Park, from where connections are available to London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street, Orpington and Sevenoaks. The service is increased to three trains per hour during the morning peak only.[4]

No services call at the station on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Monday-Saturday only

Connections

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London Buses route 314 serves the station.

Future proposals

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Proposals have been put forward by Transport for London[5] and the London Borough of Bromley[6] for the Bromley North Line to be extended and connected to either the Docklands Light Railway via a link south of Lewisham, to the Tramlink system from Beckenham Junction, or to an extension of the Bakerloo line from Elephant and Castle. These schemes have not been taken beyond the proposal stage and recommendations are expected to be published around 2017.

Additionally, it has been suggested that the Bromley North Line could be connected to London Overground via an extended service from New Cross, although the problems of line capacity make this seem an unlikely solution.[7]

Bromley North Line
The Bromley North Line in south-east London
Nearby transport lines which have been proposed to be connected to the Bromley North Line in the future

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
  3. ^ Sundridge Park Southeastern Retrieved 2008-05-04
  4. ^ Table 204 National Rail timetable, December 2023
  5. ^ "Could the DLR or Bakerloo line be coming to Bromley?". This is Local London. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Future Rail and Tram Links to Bromley" (PDF). Report No. ES12004. London Borough of Bromley. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  7. ^ "The Past and Future of the Bromley North Branch". London Reconnections. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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