Bexley railway station

Bexley
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
2016–17	1.147 million[1]
2017–18	1.151 million[1]
2018–19	1.302 million[1]
2019–20	1.310 million[1]
2020–21	0.303 million[1]
Key dates
1 September 1866	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°26′25″N 0°08′52″E / 51.4403°N 0.1479°E / 51.4403; 0.1479Coordinates: 51°26′25″N 0°08′52″E / 51.4403°N 0.1479°E / 51.4403; 0.1479
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Bexley railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 6. It is 13 miles 69 chains (22.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.

Trains from the station run eastbound to Dartford, Gravesend and to London Cannon Street via Slade Green, and westbound to Cannon Street and London Charing Cross via Lewisham.

It was the scene of the Bexley derailment in 1997 when a freight train derailed very near the station.

History[]

Bexley Station in 1961

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. Farm produce formed much of the goods traffic in the station's early years, much of it grown in local fields. The station had an SER-designed two-storey timber signal box which came into use about twenty years after the station opened. In 1955 the platforms were extended to accommodate ten carriage trains. The goods sidings closed in 1963 and the signal box closed in 1970. The clapboard buildings of the original station are well preserved.^[2][3]

Bexley derailment[]

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.^[4] 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.

Location[]

Bexley station is at the heart of Bexley Town centre (known as Bexley Village).

Facilities[]

A subway links the two platforms. The station has ticket gates. There is a 259-space car park.

Services[]

All services at Bexley are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465, 466 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[5]

• 2 tph to London Charing Cross
• 2 tph to London Cannon Street via Lewisham
• 2 tph to Gravesend
• 2 tph to Slade Green, continuing to London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich

Additional semi-fast trains to London Charing Cross call at the station in the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Albany Park or Sidcup		Southeastern Dartford Loop Line		Crayford

Connections[]

London Buses routes 132 and 229 and night route N21 serve the station.

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bexley railway station.

• Train times and station information for Bexley railway station from National Rail