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Beckenham Junction

Beckenham Junction National Rail Tramlink
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Beckenham Junction is located in Greater London
Beckenham Junction
Beckenham Junction
Location of Beckenham Junction in Greater London
Location Beckenham
Local authority London Borough of Bromley
Managed by Southeastern
Station code BKJ
DfT category C2
Number of platforms 4 plus 2 Tramlink
Accessible Yes
Fare zone 4
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings
2009–10 0.735 million
2010–11 0.784 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12 Decrease 2.626 million
– interchange  Increase 79,788
2012–13 Increase 2.677 million
– interchange  Decrease 70,513
2013–14 Increase 2.761 million
– interchange  Increase 75,322
2014–15 Increase 2.794 million
– interchange  Increase 88,470
2015–16 Decrease 2.713 million
– interchange  Decrease 82,922
Key dates
1 January 1857 Opened (Terminus)
7 July 1858 Through station
2000 Tramlink opens
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WGS84 51°24′39″N 0°01′33″W / 51.4109°N 0.0257°W / 51.4109; -0.0257Coordinates: 51°24′39″N 0°01′33″W / 51.4109°N 0.0257°W / 51.4109; -0.0257
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Beckenham Junction is a railway and tram station in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley, south London. The railway stop is on the Chatham Main Line, 8 miles 53 chains (13.9 km) down-line from London Victoria and situated between Kent House and Shortlands. The tram stop is the eastern terminus of London Tramlink route 2.

For train journeys, Beckenham Junction is in Travelcard Zone 4. Most trains that call are operated by Southeastern, but some Southern services also call.

The station was opened by the Mid-Kent Railway (MKR) on 1 January 1857 as the terminus of the line from Lewisham; it became a junction on 7 July 1858 when the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway Farnborough Extension line from Crystal Palace to Shortlands was opened. On 1 July 1863 the London Chatham & Dover Railway Metropolitan Extension from Beckenham to Victoria/Blackfriars completed the lines serving the station. In 1863 the MKR was taken over by the South Eastern Railway (SER) and thereafter the station was operated jointly by the LCDR and SER. Despite a partial rebuilding in 1890 the original MKR building is still in use as the main station offices and booking hall.

From December 2007, a significant upgrade to train services at Beckenham Junction took place, with an increase in frequency of the London Victoria to Orpington services (off peak) to every 15 mins. Until Section 2 of High Speed 1 opened in 2007 Eurostar services passed the station, but did not stop. In December 2010 Southern increased the number of evening services on Monday-Saturdays so that trains would run to London Bridge Station later into the evening.


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