Jump to content

Shortlands railway station

Coordinates: 51°24′23″N 0°00′05″E / 51.4064°N 0.0013°E / 51.4064; 0.0013
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shortlands National Rail
Shortlands is located in Greater London
Shortlands
Shortlands
Location of Shortlands in Greater London
LocationShortlands
Local authorityLondon Borough of Bromley
Managed bySoutheastern
Station code(s)SRT
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms4
Fare zone4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 1.495 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 18,639[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.338 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 5,315[1]
2021–22Increase 0.761 million[1]
– interchange Increase 11,101[1]
2022–23Increase 0.935 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 9,925[1]
2023–24Increase 1.073 million[1]
– interchange Increase 11,856[1]
Key dates
3 May 1858Opened as Bromley
1 July 1858renamed Shortlands
1892–1894Quadrupled
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°24′23″N 0°00′05″E / 51.4064°N 0.0013°E / 51.4064; 0.0013
London transport portal

Shortlands railway station is in Shortlands, in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It serves the southwest part of Bromley, and is 10 miles 3 chains (16.2 km) down the line from London Victoria. The station is located on the A222 road. Shortlands Junction, just west of the station, is where the Catford Loop Line joins the Chatham Main Line: the two lines are split into slow and fast pairs through the station, which consists of two island platforms on an embankment. The station is in London Travelcard Zone 4, and the station is managed by Southeastern and trains are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

History

[edit]

It was originally opened by the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway on 3 May 1858.[2] The station was enlarged and rebuilt to its present form in 1892–94.[3]

Shortlands Junction was remodelled in the 1950s to allow line speeds to be increased, and was remodelled again with the construction of Ravensbourne chord (a dive-under pair of lines) in 2002 to increase the capacity of the junction, as part of the work to enhance the existing network in conjunction with the opening of the first section of High Speed 1, the high-speed link to the Channel Tunnel.[4][5][6]

Services

[edit]

Services at Shortlands are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

An additional half-hourly service between London Victoria and Orpington, and services to Kentish Town and Luton call at the station during the peak hours. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.

From the December 2024 timetable change the off-peak service between London Victoria and Orpington doubled to 4tph on Mondays to Fridays.[8]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Thameslink
Southeastern

Connections

[edit]

London Buses routes 227, 358 and 367 serve the station.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ "History of Shortlands".
  3. ^ "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011[page needed]
  4. ^ "APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED RAILTRACK (SHORTLANDS JUNCTION) ORDER AND DEEMED PLANNING PERMISSION" (PDF). DTLR (now DfT). 22 June 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Shortlands Junction". Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Shortlands". Local Authorities' Rail Impact Forum. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  7. ^ Table 195, 196 National Rail timetable, December 2022
  8. ^ "Timetables | Southeastern". www.southeasternrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shortlands railway station.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shortlands_railway_station&oldid=1263114866"