Bromley South | |
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  Bromley South Location of Bromley South in Greater London | |
| Location | Bromley |
| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | BMS |
| DfT category | B |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| OSI | Bromley North[4] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  7.974 million[5] |
| – interchange | 1.116 million[5] |
| 2020–21 | 2.025 million[5] |
| – interchange | 0.246 million[5] |
| 2021–22 |  4.599 million[5] |
| – interchange | 0.570 million[5] |
| 2022–23 | 5.543 million[5] |
| – interchange | 0.764 million[5] |
| 2023–24 | 5.985 million[5] |
| – interchange | 0.853 million[5] |
| Key dates | |
| 5 July 1858[1] | Opened asBromley[2] |
| 1 June 1899[2][3] | RenamedBromley South |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′00″N0°01′01″E / 51.4°N 0.017°E /51.4; 0.017 |
 London transport portal | |
Bromley South railway station is on theChatham Main Line, serving the town centre and high street ofBromley, south-eastLondon,England. It is 10 miles 71 chains (17.5 km) down the line fromLondon Victoria and is situated betweenShortlands andBickley.
The station and most trains that serve it are operated bySoutheastern, with some services also operated byThameslink. It is inLondon fare zone 5.
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The station, initially consisting of two platforms, was opened in November 1858 by theLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway.[citation needed] Electric trains, the first in Kent, began running on the Southern Railway's third rail system between London, Bromley South andOrpington in July 1925.[citation needed] The last passenger steam trains to serve Bromley South did so in 1959, when lines to theKent Coast were third rail electrified.[citation needed]
Between 1986 and 1999, locomotive-hauled trains between the Kent Coast, theWest Midlands, theNorth West and, for a time, Scotland called at Bromley South.[citation needed]
Services at Bromley South are operated bySoutheastern andThameslink usingClass 375,377,465,466 and700EMUs.[6]
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
During the peak hours, additional services including trains between Orpington,Kentish Town andLuton call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and fromWelwyn Garden City viaFinsbury Park.[7]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Denmark Hill or London Victoria | Southeastern | St Mary Cray or Longfield or Rochester | ||
| Southeastern | ||||
| Southeastern | ||||
| Thameslink | ||||
The station has four platforms:
London Buses routes61,119,138,146,162,208,246,261,314,320,336,352,358,367,SL5 and night routesN3 andN199 serve the station.[8]
