St Mary Cray railway station

St Mary Cray railway station is in St Mary Cray, South East London within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 14 miles 57 chains (23.7 km) down the line from London Victoria. Train services are operated by Southeastern who manage the station and Thameslink.

St Mary Cray
St Mary Cray Location of St Mary Cray in Greater London
Location	St Mary Cray
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	SMY
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15	1.807 million[1]
2015–16	1.806 million[1]
2016–17	1.802 million[1]
2017–18	1.803 million[1]
2018–19	1.787 million[1]
Key dates
3 December 1860	Opened
1959	rebuilt and lines quadrupled
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.394°N 0.106°E / 51.394; 0.106
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It is in Travelcard Zone 6, and the station is managed by Southeastern. Services are provided by Southeastern, and Thameslink. The station has four platforms, platforms 1 and 3 being for services to Central London via Bromley South, platform 2 for services to Sevenoaks and Ashford International and platform 4 for services to Gillingham.

To the west of the station the Up and Down Chatham Loop lines give access to the South Eastern Main Line where the next station is Chislehurst. There are normally no direct trains between Chislehurst and St Mary Cray, as trains that use the connecting curves usually run non-stop between London Bridge and either Rochester or West Malling.

Access to the station is from a footbridge built over the railway. The footbridge is not part of the station (albeit painted in typical southeastern colours) with the entrance to the station built on the footbridge. The footbridge was refurbished in 2016. The station has 4 Oyster card readers rather than ticket barriers. 2 ticket machines are present.

The station is fully staffed from the first train to the last of the day, as all trains (except for Thameslink services) are dispatched by platform staff.

History

The station originally had two side platforms with the tracks in between. It was reconstructed in 1959 and now has two island platforms with tracks on either side of each.[2]

Location

The station is situated on Sayes Court Road, a short distance from Nugents Retail Park.

Services

Trains from St Mary Cray are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:

• 2 tph to London Victoria (semi-fast)
• 2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks
• 1 tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East
• 1 tph to Dover Priory via Chatham
• Limited Services to London Cannon Street via London Bridge

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bromley South		Southeastern Chatham Main Line		Swanley
		Southeastern Maidstone East Line
Bickley		Thameslink Thameslink		Swanley

Connections

London Buses routes 51, 273, B14, R1, R6 and R11 and night route N199 serve the station.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. "St Mary Cray Station, Cray Valley".

External links

• Train times and station information for St Mary Cray railway station from National Rail