Beckenham Hill railway station
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Beckenham Hill  | |
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 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(s) | BEC |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  0.357 million[2] |
| 2019–20 | 0.393 million[2] |
| 2020–21 |  0.129 million[2] |
| 2021–22 | 0.265 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 0.312 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1892 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°25′29″N 0°00′58″W / 51.4246°N 0.0161°W |
 London transport portal | |
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.
Services
[edit]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
During the peak hours, additional services between Orpington, Kentish Town and Luton call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.[3]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thameslink | ||||
Connections
[edit]London Buses route 54 serve the station.
References
[edit]- ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ a b Table 195, 196 National Rail timetable, May 2022
External links
[edit]
- Train times and station information for Beckenham Hill railway station from National Rail
