Shortlands railway station is in Shortlands, in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It serves the southwest part of Bromley, and is 10 miles 3 chains (16.2 km) down the line from London Victoria. The station is located on the A222 road. Shortlands Junction, just west of the station, is where the Catford Loop Line joins the Chatham Main Line: the two lines are split into slow and fast pairs through the station, which consists of two island platforms on an embankment. The station is in London Travelcard Zone 4, and the station is managed by Southeastern and trains are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.
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  Shortlands Location of Shortlands in Greater London | |
| Location | Shortlands |
| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code(s) | SRT |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  1.495 million[1] |
| – interchange | 18,639[1] |
| 2020–21 | 0.338 million[1] |
| – interchange | 5,315[1] |
| 2021–22 |  0.761 million[1] |
| – interchange | 11,101[1] |
| 2022–23 | 0.935 million[1] |
| – interchange | 9,925[1] |
| 2023–24 | 1.073 million[1] |
| – interchange | 11,856[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 3 May 1858 | Opened as Bromley |
| 1 July 1858 | renamed Shortlands |
| 1892–1894 | Quadrupled |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′23″N 0°00′05″E / 51.4064°N 0.0013°E |
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History
editIt was originally opened by the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway on 3 May 1858.[2] The station was enlarged and rebuilt to its present form in 1892–94.[3]
Shortlands Junction was remodelled in the 1950s to allow line speeds to be increased, and was remodelled again with the construction of Ravensbourne chord (a dive-under pair of lines) in 2002 to increase the capacity of the junction, as part of the work to enhance the existing network in conjunction with the opening of the first section of High Speed 1, the high-speed link to the Channel Tunnel.[4][5][6]
Services
editServices at Shortlands are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
- 2 tph to London Victoria via Herne Hill
- 2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
- 2 tph to Orpington
- 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley
An additional half-hourly service between London Victoria and Orpington, and services to Kentish Town and Luton call at the station during the peak hours. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.
From the December 2024 timetable change the off-peak service between London Victoria and Orpington will double to 4tph on Mondays to Fridays.[8]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Thameslink | ||||
| Southeastern | ||||
Connections
editLondon Buses routes 227, 358 and 367 serve the station.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "History of Shortlands".
- ^ "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011[page needed]
- ^ "APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED RAILTRACK (SHORTLANDS JUNCTION) ORDER AND DEEMED PLANNING PERMISSION" (PDF). DTLR (now DfT). 22 June 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Shortlands Junction". Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Shortlands". Local Authorities' Rail Impact Forum. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ Table 195, 196 National Rail timetable, December 2022
- ^ "Timetables | Southeastern". www.southeasternrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Shortlands railway station from National Rail