Grove Park railway station explained

Grove Park
Symbol:rail
Fare Zone:4
Manager:Southeastern
Borough:London Borough of Lewisham
Years1:1 November 1871
Events1:Opened
Platforms:5
Railexits0405: 1.488
Railexits0506: 1.478
Railexits0607: 1.922
Railexits0708: 1.976
Railexits0809: 1.880
Railexits0910: 1.777
Railexits1011: 1.886
Railexits1112: 1.933
Railexits1213: 1.949
Railexits1314: 2.103
Railexits1415: 2.258
Railexits1516: 2.568
Railexits1617: 2.617
Railint1617: 0.660
Railexits1718: 2.675
Railint1718: 0.647 -->
Railexits1819: 2.740
Railint1819: 0.691
Railexits1920: 2.616
Railint1920: 0.633
Railexits2021: 0.785
Raillowint2021: 81,447
Railexits2122: 1.584
Railint2122: 0.216
Railexits2223: 2.009
Railint2223: 0.276
Railcode:GRP
Dft Category:C2
Coordinates:51.4306°N 0.0219°W

Grove Park is a railway station in southeast London, England. It is located on Baring Road (the A2212) within Travelcard Zone 4, and serves the areas of Grove Park and Downham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is 8chain78chain down the line from .

It serves as an interchange between local South Eastern Main Line services & the Bromley North Line shuttle. Prior to 1952 there was also a connection to trams.

The station was opened in 1871.

Platforms

Currently there are five platforms. Platform 1 serves Bromley North branch line, which is detached from the rest of the station, while platforms 2 to 5 are on the South Eastern Main Line which runs from Charing Cross to Hastings. The adjacent stations are Elmstead Woods to the south, Hither Green to the north, and Sundridge Park on the Bromley North branch line.

There are regular services to London Charing Cross and London Cannon Street.

Services

All services at Grove Park 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, with no service to Bromley North.

Connections

London Buses routes 124, 126, 136, 181, 261, 284, 273 and 638 and night route N136 serve the station.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/grovepark-2107.pdf Transport for London bus map