Penge East railway station
Penge East railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving part of the Penge and Sydenham areas in the London Borough of Bromley, south London. It is 7 miles 15 chains (11.6 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Sydenham Hill and Kent House.
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| 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 | |
| 2017–18 |  1.780 million[3] |
| – interchange | 2,274[3] |
| 2018–19 |  1.736 million[3] |
| – interchange | 6,070[3] |
| 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] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1863 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51.4191°N 0.0537°W |
 London transport portal | |
The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern, as part of the Bromley South Metro service. Penge East is in Travelcard Zone 4.
History
The station is 7.2 miles (11 km) from London Victoria on the Chatham Main Line and was opened on 1 July 1863. It was built by the London, 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 covered footbridge 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, with Southern services to London Bridge, East Croydon and Purley and Overground services to West Croydon and Highbury & Islington.
Services
All services at Penge East are operated by Southeastern using Class 465 and 466 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
- 2 tph to London Victoria
- 2 tph to Orpington via Bromley South
During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service between London Victoria and Orpington, increasing the service to 4 tph in each direction.
The station is also served by a number of peak hour services between Beckenham Junction and London Blackfriars. The station is served by five trains to London Blackfriars in the morning peak and two trains to Beckenham Junction in the evening peak.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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Connections
London Buses routes 75, 194, 227, 176, 354 and 197 serve the station.
See also
- Murder of Deborah Linsley – Unsolved murder of a woman in 1988, in which the attacker was believed to have got onto the woman's carriage at Penge East
References
- "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
- "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 183. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011
- Table 195 National Rail timetable, December 2022
External links
- Train times and station information for Penge East railway station from National Rail
- Kent Rail page on Penge East
