West Wickham railway station

Infobox London station
name = West Wickham


manager = Southeastern
zone = 5
locale = West Wickham
borough = Bromley
start = 29 May 1882
platforms = 2
railexits0405 = 0.698
railexits0506 = 0.717
railcode = WWI

West Wickham railway station serves West Wickham in the London Borough of Bromley. It is located in south east London and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station is operated by Southeastern and is served by Southeastern Hayes line trains.

History

The railway line through West Wickham was built by the West Wickham & Hayes Railway as part of a branch line between Elmers End and Hayes. The line was sold to the South Eastern Railway on the opening day, May 29, 1882.

The line was a branch of The Mid-Kent line built by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway which had opened on 1 January 1857.

Service

Frequent commuter trains serve West Wickham during the morning and evening peak hours with an even split in services to Charing Cross and Cannon Street. Four trains per hour serve the station during most off peak periods Monday to Saturday. The typical off peak service pattern is:

* 2tph (trains per hour) northbound, calling at all stations to Cannon Street
* 2tph northbound calling at all stations to Ladywell then fast to London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross
* 4tph southbound calling at Hayes

On Sundays, there are 2tph to both Charing Cross and Hayes.

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