Beckenham Hill railway station

National Rail station in London, England

Beckenham Hill [REDACTED]
Main building at Beckenham Hill station, on the up side, in 2008
Beckenham HillLocation 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
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	0.393 million
2020–21	0.129 million
2021–22	0.265 million
2022–23	0.312 million
2023–24	0.353 million
Key dates
1 July 1892	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°25′29″N 0°00′58″W / 51.4246°N 0.0161°W / 51.4246; -0.0161
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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

All services at Beckenham Hill are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

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.

Preceding station	[REDACTED] National Rail			Following station
Bellingham		Thameslink Catford Loop Line		Ravensbourne

Connections

London Buses route 54 serve the station.

References

"London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ Table 195, 196 National Rail timetable, May 2022

External links

Train times and station information for Beckenham Hill railway station from National Rail

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Former BR sectors

Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes

Thameslink and Great Northern routes serving this station

Thameslink
Sevenoaks line

Southeastern routes serving this station
Metro Bromley South	London Victoria Brixton London Blackfriars Elephant & Castle Loughborough Junction Herne Hill West Dulwich Sydenham Hill Penge East Kent House Beckenham Junction Shortlands Bromley South Bickley Petts Wood Orpington

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

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