Elmstead Woods railway station explained

Elmstead Woods
Symbol:rail
Fare Zone:4
Manager:Southeastern
Locale:Elmstead
Borough:London Borough of Bromley
Events1:Opened as Elmstead
Years1:1 July 1904
Events2:renamed Elmstead Woods
Years2:1 October 1908[1]
Platforms:4
Railexits0405: 0.891
Railexits0506: 0.890
Railexits0607: 1.118
Railexits0708: 1.200
Railexits0809: 1.182
Railexits0910: 1.136
Railexits1011: 1.162
Railexits1112: 1.200
Railexits1213: 1.260
Railexits1314: 1.355
Railexits1415: 1.425
Railexits1516: 1.222
Railexits1617: 1.228
Railexits1718: 1.195 -->
Railexits1819: 1.213
Railexits1920: 1.133
Railexits2021: 0.242
Railexits2122: 0.608
Railexits2223: 0.781
Railcode:ESD
Coordinates:51.4168°N 0.0441°W
Dft Category:D

Elmstead Woods railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the district of Elmstead in the London Borough of Bromley. It is 10chain21chain down the line from and is situated between and stations.

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

The station is named after Elmstead Wood.[2]

Services

All services at Elmstead Woods are operated by Southeastern using,, and EMUs.

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

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

Connections

London Buses route 314 serve the station.

Notes and References

  1. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
  2. Book: Mills . Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names . 2000 . Oxford.