Grove Park railway station

Grove Park National Rail
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
2012–13 Increase 1.949 million[1]
2013–14 Increase 2.103 million[1]
2014–15 Increase 2.258 million[1]
2015–16 Increase 2.568 million[1]
2016–17 Increase 2.617 million[1]
– interchange   0.660 million[1]
Key dates
1 November 1871 Opened
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WGS84 51°25′50″N 0°01′19″E / 51.4306°N 0.0219°E / 51.4306; 0.0219Coordinates: 51°25′50″N 0°01′19″E / 51.4306°N 0.0219°E / 51.4306; 0.0219
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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.

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 is:

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
Mondays to Saturdays only		   Sundridge Park

Connections

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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
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