Beckenham Junction station

Beckenham Junction
Beckenham Junction Location of Beckenham Junction in Greater London
Location	Beckenham
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	BKJ
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4 plus 2 Tramlink
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	4
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings
2009–10	0.735 million[2]
2010–11	0.784 million[3]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17	2.777 million[4]
– interchange	77,134[4]
2017–18	2.780 million[4]
– interchange	82,096[4]
2018–19	2.706 million[4]
– interchange	82,322[4]
2019–20	2.551 million[4]
– interchange	84,245[4]
2020–21	0.558 million[4]
– interchange	22,770[4]
Key dates
1 January 1857	Opened as a terminus
3 May 1858	Became a through-station
23 May 2000	Tramlink opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°24′39″N 0°01′33″W / 51.4109°N 0.0257°W / 51.4109; -0.0257Coordinates: 51°24′39″N 0°01′33″W / 51.4109°N 0.0257°W / 51.4109; -0.0257
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Beckenham Junction is the main railway and tram station in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley, south London. The railway stop is on the Chatham Main Line, 8 miles 53 chains (13.9 km) down the line from London Victoria and situated between Kent House and Shortlands. The tram stop is one of the eastern termini of Tramlink.

For train journeys, Beckenham Junction is in Travelcard Zone 4. Most trains that call are operated by Southeastern, but some Southern services also call.

Facilities[]

The station has a car park with 88 spaces, and is usually staffed during operating hours.^[5]

Platforms[]

Beckenham Junction has a total of 4 platforms(+2 tramlink platforms)

Platform 1

Platform 1 is a terminating platform and is used for the Southern services from London Bridge via Crystal & Tulse Hill.

Platform 2&3

Platform 2 is used for Southeastern services to London Victoria via Herne Hill & Brixton, also a fast trains platform as trains fast to London Victoria pass this platform. Platform 3 is used for Southeastern services to Orpington via Bromley South, and is also a fast train platform.

Platform 4

This platform is a terminating platform, although it is full of weeds and its not used.

Tramlink Platforms

There are 2 Tramlink Platforms outside the stations. These Platforms are both used for trams to Wimbledon via East Croydon. Trams use both Platforms to terminate.

Services[]

Class 465 Networker at Beckenham Junction in 2006

National Rail[]

National Rail services at Beckenham Junction are operated by Southeastern and Southern using Class 455, 465 and 466 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[6]

• 2 tph to London Victoria via Herne Hill
• 2 tph to London Bridge via Crystal Palace
• 2 tph to Orpington

During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services between London Victoria and Bromley South.

On Sundays, the Southern service to London Bridge does not run.

London Trams[]

London Trams also operate services at Beckenham Junction. Trams run approximately every 10 minutes Monday-Saturday and every 15 minutes on Sundays to Wimbledon via Croydon Town Centre.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kent House		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Shortlands
New Beckenham		Southeastern Hayes Line Limited Service		Terminus
Birkbeck		Southern Crystal Palace Line Monday-Saturday only
Preceding tram stop		Tramlink		Following tram stop
Beckenham Road towards Wimbledon		Tramlink Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction		Terminus

Connections[]

London Buses route 162 serves the station.

History[]

National Rail[]

Beckenham Junction Station in 1961

The station was opened by the Mid-Kent Railway (MKR) on 1 January 1857^[7] as the terminus of the line from Lewisham; it became a junction on 3 May 1858^[8] when the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway Farnborough Extension line from Crystal Palace to Shortlands was opened. On 1 July 1863 the London Chatham & Dover Railway Metropolitan Extension from Beckenham to Victoria/Blackfriars completed the lines serving the station. In 1863 the MKR was taken over by the South Eastern Railway (SER) and thereafter the station was operated jointly by the LCDR and SER. Despite a partial rebuilding in 1890 the original MKR building is still in use as the main station offices and booking hall.^[9]

From December 2007, a significant upgrade to train services at Beckenham Junction took place, with an increase in frequency of the London Victoria to Orpington services (off peak) to every 15 mins. Until Section 2 of High Speed 1 opened in 2007 Eurostar services passed the station, but did not stop. In December 2010 Southern increased the number of evening services on Monday-Saturdays so that trains would run to London Bridge Station later into the evening.

Tramlink[]

Tram 2549 at the Beckenham Junction terminus of Tramlink.

The two platform Tramlink stop opened in 2000, with the rest of the route to the Croydon loop. The stop is outside the station, across the car park, beside the A2015 road, which avoids Beckenham town centre.^[10]

Accidents and incidents[]

• On 22 January 1990, 4EPB electric multiple unit 5408 collided with the buffer stop on arrival from London Bridge and was derailed.^[11]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beckenham Junction station.

• Train times and station information for Beckenham Junction station from National Rail
• Photo Gallery of Tramlink