Elmstead Woods railway station

National Rail station in London, England "Elmstead Woods" redirects here. For the woodland, see Elmstead Wood. For the neighbourhood, see Elmstead, London.

Elmstead Woods

Elmstead WoodsLocation of Elmstead Woods in Greater London
Location	Elmstead
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code(s)	ESD
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.133 million
2020–21	0.242 million
2021–22	0.608 million
2022–23	0.781 million
2023–24	0.868 million
Key dates
1 July 1904	Opened as Elmstead
1 October 1908	renamed Elmstead Woods
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°25′00″N 0°02′39″E / 51.4168°N 0.0441°E / 51.4168; 0.0441
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Elmstead Woods railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the district of Elmstead in the London Borough of Bromley. It is 10 miles 21 chains (16.5 km) down the line from Charing Cross and is situated between Grove Park and Chislehurst stations.

It is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern.

The station is named after Elmstead Wood.

Services

All services at Elmstead Woods are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465, 466 and 707 EMUs.

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

2 tph to London Charing Cross (non-stop from Lewisham to London Bridge)
2 tph to London Cannon Street (all stations except Lewisham)
4 tph to Orpington of which 2 continue to Sevenoaks

On Sundays, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Sevenoaks and London Charing Cross via Lewisham.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Grove Park		Southeastern Grove Park Line		Chislehurst

Connections

London Buses route 314 serve the station.

References

^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
Mills, D. (2000). Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names. Oxford.
Table 204 National Rail timetable, December 2022

External links

Train times and station information for Elmstead Woods railway station from National Rail

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Southeastern routes serving this station
Metro via Elmstead Woods	London Charing Cross London Waterloo East London Cannon Street London Bridge New Cross St Johns Lewisham Hither Green Grove Park Elmstead Woods Chislehurst Petts Wood Orpington Chelsfield Knockholt Dunton Green Sevenoaks

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

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