Bickley railway station

Bickley railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Bickley in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London. It is 11 miles 76 chains (19.2 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Bromley South and St Mary Cray on the main line. Southeastern trains branch from the main line south of Bickley and run to Orpington via Petts Wood. Thameslink services run either via Petts Wood or St Mary Cray on the main line.

Bickley
Bickley Location of Bickley in Greater London
Location	Bickley
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	BKL
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15	0.949 million[1]
– interchange	1,304[1]
2015–16	0.913 million[1]
– interchange	2,086[1]
2016–17	0.939 million[1]
– interchange	3,937[1]
2017–18	0.952 million[1]
– interchange	3,592[1]
2018–19	0.921 million[1]
– interchange	4,583[1]
Key dates
5 July 1858	Opened (terminus)
3 December 1860	Through
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.3995°N 0.0441°E / 51.3995; 0.0441
London transport portal

Bickley is in Travelcard Zone 5.

View eastwards, towards Swanley in 1961

History

The station was opened as Southborough Road by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR), on the Chatham Main Line, firstly from the west (London-bound) from Bromley on 5 July 1858;[2][3] and then, on 3 December 1860, the line from the east, completing the link between Victoria and Faversham, and later, in 1861, to Dover and Ramsgate.

In 1860 the station was renamed Bickley.

To the east of the station are what are known as the Bickley Loops which connect the Chatham Main Line with the South Eastern Main Line (formerly of the South Eastern Railway, constructed in 1902 by the newly unified South Eastern and Chatham Railway.

Layout

The station lies on the four-track main line, fast and slow lines paired; crossovers allow trains to use the Bickley Loops. There are two island platforms, with stairs leading up to the station buildings at the country end of the station, located on Southborough Road.

Services

Services are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. The typical off-peak train service:

• 2tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via Herne Hill
• 4tph to London Blackfriars via Catford, with 2tph continuing to Kentish Town
• 4tph to Orpington
• 2tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley

Connections

London Buses routes 162, 269, 336 and R7 serve the station.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Chronology Of London Railways by H.V.Borley
3. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark

External links

• Train times and station information for Bickley railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bromley South		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Petts Wood or St Mary Cray
		Thameslink Sevenoaks Line