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
2010–11	2.634 million^[4]
– interchange	74,766^[4]
2011–12	2.626 million^[4]
– interchange	79,788^[4]
2012–13	2.677 million^[4]
– interchange	70,513^[4]
2013–14	2.761 million^[4]
– interchange	75,322^[4]
2014–15	2.794 million^[4]
– interchange	88,470^[4]
Key dates
1 January 1857	Opened (Terminus)
7 July 1858	Through station
2000	Tramlink opens
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
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 a combined railway station and a tram terminus in Beckenham, south east London. It is in the London Borough of Bromley and Travelcard Zone 4, 8.6 miles (13.8 km) from London Victoria.

The station is at the higher end of High Street, between Waitrose and St George's Church. Trains operate between Orpington and London Victoria and to local stations in South London, including Gipsy Hill, Bromley South and Brixton. There is also limited service to Bedford and Luton airport. There are six platforms in total: two through, two bay, and two Tramlink platforms for Tramlink route 2 services to East Croydon and West Croydon stations.

Services

National Rail

Beckenham Junction Station in 1961

The station was opened by the Mid-Kent Railway (MKR) on 1 January 1857 as the terminus of the line from Lewisham; it became a junction on 7 July 1858 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.^[5]

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 route 2.

The two platform Tramlink stop opened in 2000, with the rest of route 2 to the Croydon loop. The stop is outside the station, across the car park, beside the A2105 road, which avoids Beckenham town centre.^[6] This stop and New Addington are the only Tramlink termini with two platforms, as both Wimbledon and Elmers End have one platform face opposite a Network Rail line.

Facilities

The station has a car park with 88 spaces, and is usually staffed during operating hours.^[7]

Lines and frequencies

Beckenham Junction in 2006 with a Networker

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria (Southeastern)
2tph to London Bridge via Crystal Palace (Southern)
4tph to Orpington (Southeastern)

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Birkbeck		Southern London Bridge to Beckenham Junction (via Crystal Palace) (Mondays-Saturdays only)	Terminus
Kent House		Southeastern Bromley South Line	Shortlands
New Beckenham		Southeastern Mid-Kent Line/Hayes Line (Limited Service)	Shortlands
	Tramlink
Beckenham Road towards Wellesley Road		Route 2	Terminus

Connections

London Buses route 162 serves the station.

References

↑ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 March 2009.
↑ "Tram Stop Usage 2009-10 (FOI)" (XLS). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2009-2010. Transport for London. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
↑ "Tramlink numbers 2010-2011" (PDF). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2010-2011. Transport for London. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
↑ "Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011
↑ Buses and Trams from Beckenham
↑ http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/BKJ.aspx

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 route 2

Transport in London

Companies and
organisations

Transport for London	Air Line Buses East London Transit Night Buses Coach Station Cycle Hire Dial-a-Ride London Rail Docklands Light Railway London Overground TfL Rail Tramlink Crossrail (under construction) London River Services London Streets London Underground Night Tube Source London Taxi and Private Hire office

Bus operators	Abellio Arriva London CT Plus Go-Ahead London London Sovereign London United Metrobus Metroline Quality Line Stagecoach London Tower Transit Uno

River operators	Bateaux London City Cruises Crown River Cruises Livett's Launches Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company Thames Clippers Thames Executive Charters Thames River Services Westminster Passenger Services Association

Train operators	Arriva Rail London c2c Caledonian Sleeper Chiltern Railways East Midlands Trains Eurostar Govia Thameslink Railway Gatwick Express Great Northern Southern Thameslink Grand Central Great Western Railway Greater Anglia Stansted Express Heathrow Connect Heathrow Express Hull Trains London Midland South West Trains Southeastern TfL Rail Virgin Trains (West Coast) Virgin Trains East Coast

Other	Global Infrastructure Partners Heathrow Airport Holdings Port of London Authority

Airports

Within London	City Heathrow Private: Biggin Hill Damyns Hall London Heliport Military: Northolt

Outside London	Gatwick Luton Southend Stansted

Major stations

Central area	Bank/Monument Baker Street Blackfriars Bond Street Cannon Street Charing Cross City Thameslink Euston Farringdon Fenchurch Street King's Cross Liverpool Street London Bridge Marylebone Moorgate Oxford Circus Paddington St Pancras International Tottenham Court Road Vauxhall Victoria Waterloo Waterloo East Westminster

Other	Barking Bromley South Canary Wharf Clapham Junction Ealing Broadway East Croydon Finsbury Park Heathrow Stations Highbury & Islington Ilford Lewisham London City Airport Orpington Putney Richmond Romford Stratford Surbiton Sutton Wimbledon

Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)

Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road London Ringways North Circular Road South Circular Road

Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone

Ticketing

Other

Former BR sectors

Category
Commons
WikiProject

Tramlink

Route 1	Elmers End Arena Woodside Blackhorse Lane Addiscombe Sandilands Lebanon Road East Croydon George Street one-way loop Church Street one-way loop Centrale one-way loop West Croydon one-way loop Wellesley Road one-way loop

Route 2	Beckenham Junction Beckenham Road Avenue Road Birkbeck Harrington Road Arena Woodside Blackhorse Lane Addiscombe Lebanon Road Sandilands East Croydon George Street one-way loop Church Street one-way loop Centrale one-way loop West Croydon one-way loop Wellesley Road one-way loop

Route 3	New Addington King Henry's Drive Fieldway Addington Village Gravel Hill Coombe Lane Lloyd Park Sandilands Lebanon Road East Croydon Wellesley Road westbound-only George Street eastbound-only West Croydon westbound-only Centrale westbound-only Church Street eastbound-only Reeves Corner westbound-only Wandle Park Waddon Marsh Ampere Way Therapia Lane Beddington Lane Mitcham Junction Mitcham Belgrave Walk Phipps Bridge Morden Road Merton Park Dundonald Road Wimbledon

Route 4	Elmers End Arena Woodside Blackhorse Lane Addiscombe Sandilands Lebanon Road East Croydon Wellesley Road westbound-only George Street eastbound-only West Croydon westbound-only Centrale westbound-only Church Street eastbound-only Reeves Corner westbound-only Wandle Park Waddon Marsh Ampere Way Therapia Lane

Rolling stock	CR4000 Variobahn

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Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes

Thameslink and Great Northern routes serving this station

Thameslink Sevenoaks Line	Bedford Luton St Albans City West Hampstead Thameslink Kentish Town St Pancras International Farringdon City Thameslink London Blackfriars Elephant & Castle Denmark Hill Peckham Rye Nunhead Crofton Park Catford Bellingham Beckenham Hill Ravensbourne Herne Hill West Dulwich Sydenham Hill Penge East Kent House Beckenham Junction Shortlands Bromley South Bickley Petts Wood Orpington St Mary Cray Swanley Eynsford Shoreham Otford Bat & Ball Sevenoaks

Southern routes serving this station

Metro via Peckham Rye	London Bridge South Bermondsey Queens Road Peckham Peckham Rye East Dulwich North Dulwich Tulse Hill West Norwood Gipsy Hill Crystal Palace Birkbeck Beckenham Junction Streatham Streatham Common Norbury Thornton Heath Selhurst West Croydon Tooting Haydons Road Wimbledon Wimbledon Chase South Merton Morden South St Helier Sutton Common West Sutton Sutton Carshalton Hackbridge Mitcham Junction Mitcham Eastfields

Southeastern routes serving this station

Metro Hayes Line	London Charing Cross London Waterloo East London Cannon Street London Bridge New Cross St Johns Lewisham Ladywell Catford Bridge Lower Sydenham New Beckenham Beckenham Junction Clock House Elmers End Eden Park West Wickham Hayes

Metro Bromley South Line	London Victoria Wandsworth Road Clapham High Street Brixton Herne Hill West Dulwich Sydenham Hill Penge East Kent House Beckenham Junction Shortlands Bromley South Bickley Petts Wood Orpington St Mary Cray Swanley Eynsford Shoreham Otford Bat & Ball Sevenoaks

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

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