Sundridge Park railway station explained

Sundridge Park
Railcode:SUP
Manager:Southeastern
Fare Zone:4
Locale:Sundridge
Borough:London Borough of Bromley
Events1:Opened as Plaistow
Years1:1 January 1878
Events2:renamed Sundridge Park
Years2:1 July 1894[1]
Platforms:2
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Coordinates:51.4137°N 0.0221°W
Dft Category:E
Symbol:rail

Sundridge Park railway station serves Sundridge and Plaistow in the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London, in Travelcard Zone 4. It is 10chain12chain down the line from .

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

Location

Sundridge Park station is located between Bromley and Grove Park, on Plaistow Lane, Bromley, on the northern edge of the borough of Bromley.[2] The station is so close to Bromley North (just 770yd up the line) that the latter's platform indicator is a part of the starting signal for the southbound platform. The station's namesake of the vast Sundridge Park, which is currently entirely occupied by a private golf course and inaccessible as a park, is located about 550yd north east of the station.

Services

All services at Sundridge Park are operated by Southeastern using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction between and, from where connections are available to London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street, and . The service is increased to three trains per hour during the morning peak only.

No services call at the station on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

Connections

London Buses route 314 serves the station.

Future proposals

Proposals have been put forward by Transport for London[3] and the London Borough of Bromley[4] for the Bromley North Line to be extended and connected to either the Docklands Light Railway via a link south of, to the Tramlink system from, or to an extension of the Bakerloo line from Elephant and Castle. These schemes have not been taken beyond the proposal stage and recommendations are expected to be published around 2017.

Additionally, it has been suggested that the Bromley North Line could be connected to London Overground via an extended service from, although the problems of line capacity make this seem an unlikely solution.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
  2. http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/stations.php?crs=SUP Sundridge Park
  3. News: Could the DLR or Bakerloo line be coming to Bromley?. 26 January 2013. This is Local London. 23 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Future Rail and Tram Links to Bromley. Report No. ES12004. London Borough of Bromley. 26 January 2013. 18 January 2012.
  5. Web site: The Past and Future of the Bromley North Branch. London Reconnections. 25 January 2013. 26 January 2013.