Bromley South railway station

Bromley South railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town centre and high street of Bromley, south-east London. It is 10 mi down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Shortlands and Bickley.

The station and most trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern, with some services also operated by Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 5.

The station, initially consisting of two platforms, opened in November 1858.(See London, Chatham and Dover Railway). Electric trains, the first in Kent, began running on the Southern Railway's third rail system between London, Bromley South and Orpington in July 1925. The last passenger steam trains to serve Bromley South did so in 1959, when lines to the Kent Coast were third rail electrified.

Between 1986 and 1999, locomotive hauled trains between the Kent Coast, the West Midlands, the North West and (for a time) Scotland called at Bromley South.

Services
Services at Bromley South are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using, , , and  EMUs.

Services at the station are as follows.

Southeastern
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
 * 6 tph to London Victoria (3 of these run non-stop, 1 calls at Denmark Hill only and 2 call at all stations via Herne Hill)
 * 2 tph to Orpington
 * 1 tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East
 * 1 tph to Gillingham
 * 1 tph to Ramsgate
 * 1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East

During the peak hours, the services between London Victoria and Gillingham, and between London Victoria and Ashford International are increased to 2 tph and the service between London Victoria and Orpington is increased to 4 tph. In addition, the services to Ramsgate and Dover Priory are increased to 2 tph each, with trains dividing at Faversham.

Thameslink
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
 * 2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
 * 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.

Layout
The station has four platforms, platform 1 being for stopping services to Central London via Herne Hill or Catford, platform 2 for services to Orpington or Sevenoaks via Swanley, platform 3 for non-stop services to London Victoria and platform 4 for services to Ramsgate and Dover Priory via Chatham or Ashford International via Maidstone East services.

Connections
London Buses routes 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 246, 261, 314, 320, 336, 352, 358, 367, SL5 and night routes N3 and N199 serve the station.