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Bexley | |
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  Bexley Location of Bexley in Greater London | |
| Location | Bexley |
| Local authority | London Borough of Bexley |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | BXY |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 |  0.303 million[1] |
| 2021–22 |  0.768 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 0.954 million[1] |
| 2023–24 | 1.045 million[1] |
| 2024–25 | 1.097 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1866 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°26′25″N0°08′52″E / 51.4403°N 0.1479°E /51.4403; 0.1479 |
 London transport portal | |
Bexley railway station is in theLondon Borough of Bexley in south-eastLondon, inLondon fare zone 6. It is 13 miles 69 chains (22.3 km) down the line fromLondon Charing Cross. Thestation, and all trains serving it, is operated bySoutheastern.
Trains from the station run eastbound toDartford andGravesend and westbound toLondon Charing Cross viaLewisham.
It was the scene of theBexley derailment in 1997 when a freight train derailed very near the station.
Bexley station was opened in September 1866. It had five sidings on the down side, to the west of the station building with a row of coal stacks.[citation needed] Farm produce formed much of the goods traffic in the station's early years, much of it grown in local fields.[citation needed] The station had an SER-designed two-storey timber signal box which came into use about twenty years after the station opened.[citation needed] In 1955 the platforms were extended to accommodate ten carriage trains. The goods sidings closed in 1963 and the signal box closed in 1970.[citation needed] The clapboard buildings of the original station are well preserved.[2][3]
The station will have a new footbridge and lifts added during 2023[4]
The Bexley derailment was an accident which occurred on 4 February 1997 when an eastbound EWS freight train derailed near to Bexley station on the Dartford Loop Line.[5]Railtrack plc, SEIMCL and STRCL were each convicted of various offences under section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 resulting in fines totalling £150,000 and £41,768. In his sentencing remarks, the judge said that it "was merciful that nobody was killed although four people were injured". The Inspectorate report describes it as "fortunate" that nobody was killed.The primary cause of the accident was found to be very poor track maintenance, contributed to by an overloaded wagon.[citation needed]
Bexley station is at the heart of Bexley Town centre (known as Bexley Village).[citation needed]
A subway links the two platforms. The station has ticket gates. There is a 259-space car park.[citation needed]
All services at Bexley are operated bySoutheastern usingClass 376,465,466 and707EMUs.[citation needed]
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
Additional services, including trains to and fromLondon Cannon Street via either Lewisham, or viaWoolwich Arsenal andGreenwich, and toLondon Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.[citation needed]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Southeastern | ||||
London Buses routes132 and229 and night routeN21 serve the station.[citation needed]
