St Mary Cray railway station explained

St Mary Cray
Fare Zone:6
Manager:Southeastern
Locale:St Mary Cray
Borough:London Borough of Bromley
Events1:Opened
Years1:3 December 1860
Events2:rebuilt and lines quadrupled
Years2:1959
Platforms:4
Railexits0405: 1.058
Railexits0506: 1.050
Railexits0607: 1.440
Railexits0708: 1.578
Railexits0809: 1.502
Railexits0910: 1.427
Railexits1011: 1.470
Railexits1112: 1.444
Railexits1213: 1.461
Railexits1314: 1.604
Railexits1415: 1.807
Railexits1516: 1.806
Railexits1617: 1.802
Railexits1718: 1.803 -->
Railexits1819: 1.787
Railexits1920: 1.670
Railexits2021: 0.520
Railexits2122: 1.064
Railexits2223: 1.142
Railcode:SMY
Dft Category:C2
Coordinates:51.394°N 0.106°W
Symbol:rail

St Mary Cray railway station is in St Mary Cray, South East London within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 14chain57chain down the line from . Train services are operated by Southeastern, who manage the station, and Thameslink.

It is in Travelcard Zone 6, and the station is managed by Southeastern. Services are provided by Southeastern, and Thameslink. The station has four platforms, platforms 1 and 3 being for services to Central London via Bromley South, platform 2 for services to Sevenoaks and Ashford International and platform 4 for services to Gillingham.

To the west of the station the Up and Down Chatham Loop lines give access to the South Eastern Main Line where the next station is Chislehurst. There are normally no direct trains between Chislehurst and St Mary Cray, as trains that use the connecting curves usually run non-stop between London Bridge and either Rochester or West Malling.

Access to the station is from a footbridge built over the railway. The footbridge is not part of the station (albeit painted in typical southeastern colours) with the entrance to the station built on the footbridge. The footbridge was refurbished in 2016. Lifts, cycle-shelters, ramps and handrails were added to improve access early in 2022. The station has 4 Oystercard readers rather than ticket barriers. 2 ticket machines are present near the footbridge.

The station is fully staffed from the first train to the last of the day, as all trains (except for Thameslink services) are dispatched by platform staff.

History

The station originally had two side platforms with the tracks in between. It was reconstructed in 1959 and now has two island platforms with tracks on either side of each.[1]

Location

The station is situated on Sayes Court Road, a short distance from the Nugent Retail Park.

Services

Services at St Mary Cray are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using,,, and EMUs.

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

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from via .

Connections

London Buses routes 51, 273, B14, R1, R6 and R11 and night route N199 serve the station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Mary Cray Station, Cray Valley.