Bickley railway station
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Location of Bickley in Greater London
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| 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 | |
| 2009–10 |  0.799 million[1] |
| 2010–11 | 0.782 million[1] |
| 2011–12 |  0.786 million[1] |
| 2012–13 | 0.815 million[1] |
| 2013–14 | 0.903 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 7 July 1858 | Opened (terminus) |
| 3 December 1860 | Through |
| Other information | |
| Lists of stations | |
| External links | |
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Bickley railway station is the main station serving the affluent area of Bickley which is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It lies between Bromley South and Swanley stations. The station is managed by Southeastern, and served by Southeastern and Thameslink, and is in Travelcard Zone 5.
History
The station was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR), on the Chatham Main Line, firstly from the west (London bound) from Bromley on 7 July 1858; 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. 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 (of the ex 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
The typical off-peak service is:
- 4tph to London Victoria via Herne Hill
- 2tph to West Hampstead Thameslink via Catford
- 4tph to Orpington
- 2tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Bromley South | Southeastern Victoria - Orpington |
Petts Wood | ||
| Thameslink Sevenoaks Line |
St Mary Cray | |||
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bickley railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Bickley railway station from National Rail
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- Use British English from August 2012
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 5
- London stations without latest usage statistics 1415
- DfT Category D stations
- Commons category link is defined as the pagename
- Railway stations in Bromley
- Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1858
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
