Eden Park station

Eden Park
Eden Park Location of Eden Park in Greater London
Location	Eden Park
Local authority	Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	EDN
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12	0.520 million
2012–13	0.526 million
2013–14	0.538 million
2014–15	0.582 million
2015–16	0.604 million
Key dates
29 May 1882	Opened
Other information
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WGS84	51°23′24″N 0°01′34″W / 51.39°N 0.0262°W / 51.39; -0.0262Coordinates: 51°23′24″N 0°01′34″W / 51.39°N 0.0262°W / 51.39; -0.0262

Eden Park railway station serves Eden Park in the London Borough of Bromley in south east London, in Travelcard Zone 5. The station and all trains serving it is operated by Southeastern on the Hayes line. Opened in 1882 by the South Eastern Railway, it is the first station along the branch line from Elmers End to Hayes and still has most of its original wooden buildings, surviving an arson attempt by the suffragettes in 1913 and a partial rebuilding in 1922.

The railway platform saw a dramatic transformation during the late 1990s with the walls painted by local graffiti artists, Mesa and Aztek, and has since returned to its original state.

Eden Park was built when the branch from the Mid-Kent Railway at Elmers End to Hayes was built and opened on 29 May 1882.

The branch was built by the West Wickham & Hayes Railway, but was sold to the South Eastern Railway in 1881 for £162,000. Colonel John Farnaby, Lord of the Manor of West Wickham, was a leading promoter. Initially the 13 weekday and four Sunday services operated as far as Elmers End where they connected with Addiscombe to London trains. Eden Park was the first station located on the branch and from opening was provided with two platforms. The station building was (and is) built in the SER clapboard style with a slate roof and is located on the down side with a small shelter being located on the up. The station was named Eden Park after the estate of William R Mace who had insisted the station be provided on condition for use of his land. A signal box was provided at the Hayes end of the station .

Initially the line was of questionable commercial value as the area was largely rural although it was an attractive location for Londoners wishing to escape to the countryside.

In 1898 the South Eastern Railway and the London Chatham and Dover Railway agreed to work as one railway company under the name of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway and thus Eden Park became a SE&CR station.

The signal box was closed in 1899.