Beckenham Junction station

Infobox London station
name = Beckenham Junction

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caption = Main station entrance at Beckenham Junction
manager =Southeastern
railcode = BKJ
zone = 4
locale = Beckenham
borough = London Borough of Bromley
platforms = 6
railexits0405 = 1.760
railexits0506 = 1.864
railexits0607 = 2.444
years = 1 January 1857
events = Opened (Terminus)
years1 = 7 July 1858
events1 = Through station
years2 = 2000
events2 = Tramlink opens

Beckenham Junction is a railway station and a tram terminus in Beckenham, south east London. It is in the London Borough of Bromley and Travelcard Zone 4, 8.6 miles (13.8 km) from London Victoria.

The station is at the higher end of High Street, between Waitrose and St George's Church. Trains operate between Kent and Victoria and to local stations in South London, including Gipsy Hill, Orpington, Bromley South and Brixton. There are six platforms in total: two through, two bay, and two Tramlink platforms for Tramlink route 2 services to East Croydon and West Croydon stations.

Network Rail

The station was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) on 1 January 1857 as the terminus of the line from Lewisham; it became a junction on 7 July 1858 when the Bromley Junction (north of Norwood Junction) - Bickley line was opened by the LCDR. 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 HS1 opened the Eurostar service passed through the station, not stopping.

Tramlink

The two platform Tramlink stop opened in 2000, with the rest of route 2 to the Croydon loop. The stop is outside the station, across the car park, beside the A2105 road, which avoids Beckenham town centre. [ [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/beckenham-2018.pdf Buses and Trams from Beckenham] ] This stop and New Addington are the only Tramlink termini with two platforms, as both Wimbledon and Elmers End have one platform face opposite a Network Rail line.

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External links

* [http://www.croydon-tramlink.co.uk/pictures/driver/beckee.shtml Photo Gallery of Tramlink route 2]