Penge East railway station

LocationPengeLocal authorityLondon Borough of BromleyManaged bySoutheasternStation codePNEDfT categoryDNumber of platforms2AccessibleYes^[1]Fare zone4OSIPenge West ^[2]National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 1.736 million^[3]– interchange  6,070^[3]2019–20 1.628 million^[3]– interchange  5,943^[3]2020–21 0.441 million^[3]– interchange  1,627^[3]2021–22 0.948 million^[3]– interchange  3,647^[3]2022–23 1.036 million^[3]– interchange  1,975^[3]Key dates1 July 1863OpenedOther informationExternal links

• Departures
• Layout
• Facilities
• Buses

Coordinates51°25′09″N 0°03′13″W / 51.4191°N 0.0537°W / 51.4191; -0.0537 London transport portal

Penge East railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving part of the Penge and Sydenham areas in the London Borough of Bromley, south London. It is 7 miles 15 chains (11.6 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Sydenham Hill and Kent House.

The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern, as part of the Bromley South Metro service. Penge East is in Travelcard Zone 4.

History

The station is 7.2 miles (11 km) from London Victoria on the Chatham Main Line and was opened on 1 July 1863. It was built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and originally known as Penge (LCDR) or Penge Lane, and was renamed Penge East on 9 July 1923.^[4] When the line was built a level crossing was built where the line crossed the old alignment of Penge Lane (now Newlands Park and St John's Road). When the level crossing was closed in about 1879, Penge Lane traffic was diverted down what are now Lennard Road, Parish Lane and the current Penge Lane.^[5]

The covered footbridge with its corrugated roof dates from the 1880s and is a listed structure. The station is close to the South-Eastern portal of Penge Railway Tunnel.

Penge West station is a short walk away, with Southern services to London Bridge, East Croydon and Purley and Overground services to West Croydon and Highbury & Islington.

Services

All services at Penge East are operated by Southeastern using Class 465 and 466 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[6]

• 2 tph to London Victoria via Herne Hill
• 2 tph to Orpington via Bromley South

Additional services, including trains between Beckenham Junction and London Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Sydenham Hill		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Kent House

Connections

London Buses routes 75, 194, 227, 176, 354 and 197 serve the station.

See also

• Murder of Deborah Linsley – Unsolved murder of a woman in 1988, in which the attacker was believed to have got onto the woman's carriage at Penge East

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Roads

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Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

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