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Chelsfield railway station

Coordinates: 51°21′23″N 0°06′27″E / 51.3565°N 0.1076°E / 51.3565; 0.1076
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Chelsfield National Rail
Chelsfield is located in Greater London
Chelsfield
Chelsfield
Location of Chelsfield in Greater London
LocationChelsfield
Local authorityLondon Borough of Bromley
Managed bySoutheastern
Station code(s)CLD
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 0.973 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.115 million[2]
2021–22Increase 0.346 million[2]
2022–23Increase 0.478 million[2]
2023–24Increase 0.549 million[2]
Key dates
2 March 1868Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°21′23″N 0°06′27″E / 51.3565°N 0.1076°E / 51.3565; 0.1076
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Chelsfield railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the Chelsfield and Green Street Green areas south of Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London. It is 15 miles 25 chains (24.6 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Orpington and Knockholt stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.

The line on which it is located, and the station itself, was opened on 2 March 1868 by the South Eastern Railway to shorten its route from London to Dover. The building of the route, which crosses the North Downs, was a difficult undertaking, with steep gradients. At Chelsfield the line is rising steadily on a 1 in 120 gradient through the Chelsfield Tunnel beyond the station. It is said that this was an inspiration to E. Nesbit when writing The Railway Children, as well as Knockholt and the track running between the stations.[3]

The modern station building dates from the 1970s when its predecessor was damaged by fire.[4]

Services

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Chelsfield station (1983)

All services at Chelsfield are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465, 466 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]

  • 2 tph to London Charing Cross via Grove Park and ‹See TfM›Lewisham
  • 2 tph to Sevenoaks

During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services to and from London Cannon Street, Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern
‹See TfM›London Bridge   Southeastern
  Sevenoaks
or
High Brooms

Connections

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London Buses routes R1 and 654 serve the station.

References

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  1. ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ "Chelsfield Station". chelsfieldhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Chelsfield". kentrail.org.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. ^ Table 204, 206 National Rail timetable, December 2022
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