Kidbrooke railway station explained

Kidbrooke
Symbol:rail
Manager:Southeastern
Fare Zone:3
Locale:Kidbrooke
Borough:Royal Borough of Greenwich
Years1:1 May 1895
Events1:Opened
Platforms:2
Railcode:KDB
Railexits0405: 0.662
Railexits0506: 0.642
Railexits0607: 0.919
Railexits0708: 0.973
Railexits0809: 0.912
Railexits0910: 0.862
Railexits1011: 0.891
Railexits1112: 0.903
Railexits1213: 0.945
Railexits1314: 1.125
Railexits1415: 1.315
Railexits1516: 1.552
Railexits1617: 1.573
Railexits1718: 1.526 -->
Railexits1819: 1.525
Railexits1920: 1.558
Railexits2021: 0.430
Railexits2122: 1.011
Railexits2223: 1.201
Access:yes
Coordinates:51.4621°N 0.0273°W
Dft Category:D

Kidbrooke railway station serves Kidbrooke in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. It is 9miles measured from .

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

Location

The station is on the Bexleyheath line, and opened when the line began operating on 1 May 1895. The original station buildings here remained in place until 1972, when they were replaced with a CLASP prefabricated structure, and this in turn was replaced in 1994 by a brown-brick construction with a tiled pitched roof.[1] A new interim station building was opened in 2014 as part of a phased development here, linked to the total rebuild of the Ferrier Estate (now called Kidbrooke Village).[2] A brand new station building was opened on 3 April 2021.[3]

To the west of the station is the short Kidbrooke Tunnel. A goods yard at the station was closed, along with those at Eltham Well Hall and Bexleyheath stations, on 7 October 1968.[4]

Services

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

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

During the peak hours, the service between London Charing Cross and Dartford is increased to 2 tph in each direction.

Connections

London Buses routes 178, 335 and B16 serve the station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kent Rail – Kidbrooke.
  2. Web site: The Bexleyheath Line. Bexley.gov.uk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225182301/http://www.bexley.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10666. 25 December 2014.
  3. Web site: 2021-04-03. Brand new Kidbrooke railway station opened. 2021-04-03. RailAdvent. en-GB.
  4. Web site: Kent Rail – Kidbrooke.