St Mary Cray | |
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  St Mary Cray Location of St Mary Cray in Greater London | |
| Location | St Mary Cray |
| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | SMY |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  1.670 million[1] |
| 2020–21 | 0.520 million[1] |
| 2021–22 |  1.064 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 1.142 million[1] |
| 2023–24 | 1.268 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 3 December 1860 | Opened |
| 1959 | rebuilt and lines quadrupled |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°23′38″N0°06′22″E / 51.394°N 0.106°E /51.394; 0.106 |
 London transport portal | |
St Mary Cray railway station is inSt Mary Cray, South EastLondon within theLondon Borough of Bromley. It is 14 miles 57 chains (23.7 km) down the line fromLondon Victoria. Train services are operated bySoutheastern, who manage the station, andThameslink.
It is inLondon fare zone 6, and the station is managed bySoutheastern. Services are provided bySoutheastern, andThameslink. The station has four platforms, platforms 1 and 3 being for services to Central London viaBromley South, platform 2 for services toSevenoaks andAshford International and platform 4 for services toGillingham.
To the west of the station the Up and Down Chatham Loop lines give access to theSouth Eastern Main Line where the next station isChislehurst. There are normally no direct trains betweenChislehurst and St Mary Cray, as trains that use the connecting curves usually run non-stop betweenLondon Bridge and eitherRochester orSwanley.
Access to the station is from a footbridge built over the railway. The footbridge is not part of the station (albeit painted in typical southeastern colours) with the entrance to the station built on the footbridge. The footbridge was refurbished in 2016. Lifts, cycle-shelters, ramps and handrails were added to improve access early in 2022. The station has 4 Oystercard readers rather than ticket barriers. 2 ticket machines are present near the footbridge.
The station is fully staffed from the first train to the last of the day, as all trains (except for Thameslink services) are dispatched by platform staff.
The station originally had two side platforms with the tracks in between. It was reconstructed in 1959 and now has two island platforms with tracks on either side of each.[2]
The station is situated on Sayes Court Road, a short distance from the Nugent Retail Park.
Services at St Mary Cray are operated bySoutheastern andThameslink usingClass 375,377,465,466 and700EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and fromWelwyn Garden City viaFinsbury Park.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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London Buses routes51,273,B14,R1, andR11 and night routeN199 serve the station.
