Grove Park railway station

Grove Park is a railway station in southeast London, England. It is located on Baring Road (the A2212) within Travelcard Zone 4, and serves the areas of Grove Park and Downham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is 8 miles 78 chains (14.4 km) down the line from London Charing Cross.

Grove Park
Grove Park Location of Grove Park in Greater London
Location	Grove Park and Downham
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	GRP
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	5
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15	2.258 million[1]
2015–16	2.568 million[1]
2016–17	2.617 million[1]
– interchange	0.660 million[1]
2017–18	2.675 million[1]
– interchange	0.647 million[1]
2018–19	2.740 million[1]
– interchange	0.691 million[1]
Key dates
1 November 1871	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.4306°N 0.0219°E / 51.4306; 0.0219
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It serves as an interchange between local Southeastern Main Line services & the Bromley North Line shuttle. Prior to 1952 there was also a connection to trams.

The station was opened in 1871.

Platforms

Currently there are five platforms. Platform 1 serves Bromley North branch line, which is detached from the rest of the station, while platforms 2 to 5 are on the South Eastern Main Line which runs from Charing Cross to Hastings. The adjacent stations are Elmstead Woods to the south, Hither Green to the north, and Sundridge Park on the Bromley North branch line.

There are regular services to London Charing Cross and London Cannon Street.

Services

Grove Park station in Network SouthEast colours with a 4 EPB calling in 1992

The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

• 2 tph to London Charing Cross
• 2 tph to London Cannon Street (all stations)
• 4 tph to Orpington of which 2 continue to Sevenoaks
• 3 tph to Bromley North

On Sundays the Bromley North shuttle does not run.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hither Green		Southeastern Grove Park line		Elmstead Woods
Terminus		Southeastern Bromley North Line Mon-Sat only		Sundridge Park

Connections

London Buses routes 124, 126, 136, 181, 261, 284, 273 and 638 and night route N136 serve the station.[3][4]

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Table 204 Network Rail Timetable May 2010
3. Transport for London 638 bus times and route
4. Transport for London bus map

External links

• Train times and station information for Grove Park railway station from National Rail