Bickley Railway Station

Bickley railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It lies between Bromley South and Swanley stations. The station and all trains are operated by Southeastern, and is in Travelcard Zone 5.

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 newley unified South Eastern and Chatham Railway.

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.

The station is the most vandalised station (2005/06) according to British Transport Police .

Services

The typical off-peak service is:

• 4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via Herne Hill
• 2tph on Monday to Saturday to London Blackfriars via Catford and Peckham Rye
• 2tph on Sundays to London Victoria via Catford and Peckham Rye
• 4tph to Orpington, via Petts Wood
• 2tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley

From December 2007, the London Victoria via Bromley South and Herne Hill, calling at all stations to Orpington becomes every 15 minutes between 9am and 5pm

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