Beckenham Hill railway station

Beckenham Hill
Main building at Beckenham Hill station, on the up side, in 2008
Beckenham Hill Location of Beckenham Hill in Greater London
Location	Southend Road/Downham
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Thameslink
Station code	BEC
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17	0.330 million[2]
2017–18	0.340 million[2]
2018–19	0.357 million[2]
2019–20	0.393 million[2]
2020–21	0.129 million[2]
Key dates
1 July 1892	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°25′29″N 0°00′58″W / 51.4246°N 0.0161°W / 51.4246; -0.0161Coordinates: 51°25′29″N 0°00′58″W / 51.4246°N 0.0161°W / 51.4246; -0.0161
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Beckenham Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham in south London, very close to the border with Bromley. It is 9 miles 45 chains (15.4 km) measured from London Victoria.

It is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by Thameslink. It serves the mainly residential areas of Southend Road and Downham as well as parts of Bellingham.

The station in 1962

Services[]

All services at Beckenham Hill are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[3]

• 2 tph to London Blackfriars
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley

Additional services to Kentish Town, Luton and Orpington call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bellingham		Thameslink Catford Loop Line		Ravensbourne

Connections[]

London Buses route 54 serve the station.

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beckenham Hill railway station.

• Train times and station information for Beckenham Hill railway station from National Rail