Bellingham railway station

Not to be confused with Billingham railway station.

For the railway station in Northumberland, see Bellingham (North Tyne) railway station.

Bellingham
Bellingham Location of Bellingham in Greater London
Location	Bellingham
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Thameslink
Station code	BGM
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.464 million
2005–06	0.484 million
2006–07	0.617 million
2007–08	0.675 million
2008–09	0.659 million
2009–10	0.600 million
2010–11	0.628 million
2011–12	0.649 million
2012–13	0.657 million
2013–14	0.731 million
Key dates
1 July 1892	Opened
Other information
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Bellingham railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham in south London. It is in Travelcard Zone 3, and the station and all trains are operated by Thameslink. The station buildings lie on Randlesdown Road in Bellingham; the platforms are below street level.

The station, which lies on what today is known as the Catford Loop, was opened on 1 July 1892.

Services

Bellingham is served half hourly by West Hampstead Thameslink to Sevenoaks Thameslink services. Many peak services run to Bedford.

The typical off-peak service is:

• 2 trains per hour to West Hampstead Thameslink, calling at Catford, Crofton Park, Nunhead, Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International, Kentish Town. In the late evenings and at weekends, these trains generally terminate at London Blackfriars.
• 2 trains per hour to Sevenoaks, calling at Beckenham Hill, Ravensbourne, Shortlands, Bromley South, Bickley, St Mary Cray, Swanley, Eynsford, Shoreham, Otford and Bat & Ball.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Catford		Thameslink Sevenoaks Line		Beckenham Hill