Penge East | |
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  Penge East Location of Penge East in Greater London | |
| Location | Penge |
| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | PNE |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| OSI | Penge West [2] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  1.628 million[3] |
| – interchange | 5,943[3] |
| 2020–21 | 0.441 million[3] |
| – interchange | 1,627[3] |
| 2021–22 |  0.948 million[3] |
| – interchange | 3,647[3] |
| 2022–23 | 1.036 million[3] |
| – interchange | 1,975[3] |
| 2023–24 | 1.191 million[3] |
| – interchange | 1,551[3] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1863 | Opened |
| Other information | |
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| Coordinates | 51°25′09″N0°03′13″W / 51.4191°N 0.0537°W /51.4191; -0.0537 |
 London transport portal | |
Penge East railway station is on theChatham Main Line in England, serving part of thePenge andSydenham areas in theLondon Borough of Bromley, south London. It is 7 miles 15 chains (11.6 km) down the line fromLondon Victoria and is situated betweenSydenham Hill andKent House.
The station and all trains that call are operated bySoutheastern, as part of the Bromley South Metro service. Penge East is inLondon fare zone 4.
The station is 7.2 miles (11 km) fromLondon Victoria on theChatham Main Line and was opened on 1 July 1863. It was built by theLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway and originally known as Penge (LCDR) or Penge Lane, and was renamed Penge East on 9 July 1923.[4] When the line was built a level crossing was built where the line crossed the old alignment of Penge Lane (now Newlands Park and St John's Road). When the level crossing was closed in about 1879, Penge Lane traffic was diverted down what are now Lennard Road, Parish Lane and the current Penge Lane.[5]
The coveredfootbridge with its corrugated roof dates from the 1880s and is a listed structure. The station is close to the South-Eastern portal of Penge Railway Tunnel.
Penge West station is a short walk away, withLondon Overground services toWest Croydon andHighbury & Islington.
All services at Penge East are operated bySoutheastern usingClass 465 and466EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
Additional services, including trains betweenBeckenham Junction andLondon Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.
On weekends, the service is reduced to two trains per hour in each direction.[6]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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London Buses routes75, 176,194, 197, 227 and 354 serve the station.
The station is also a short walk fromPenge West station forLondon Overground services.
