Shortlands railway station

Infobox London station
name = Shortlands


caption = Main station building at Shortlands
railcode = SRT
manager = Southeastern
zone = 4
locale = Shortlands
borough = Bromley (borough)
platforms = 4
railexits0405 = 0.947
railexits0506 = 0.984
railexits0607 = 1.299
years = 3 May 1858
events = Opened
years1 = 1892 - 1894
events1 = Quadrupled

Shortlands railway station is in Shortlands, in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It serves the southwest part of Bromley, and is 10 miles (16km) from London Victoria.

The station is located on the A222 road. It was originally opened by the "West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway" on 3 May 1858, when it was named "Bromley". Shortlands Junction, just west of the station, is where the Catford Loop Line joins the main Chatham line: the two lines are now running on four tracks (pairs of Slow and Fast lines) through the station, which consists of two island platforms on an embankment. The station was enlarged in 1892-94. Shortlands Junction was remodelled in the 1950s to allow line speeds to be increased, and was remodelled again with a dive-under line in 2002 to increase the capacity of the junction.

The station is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern.

Services

The typical off-peak service is:
*4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via Herne Hill
*2tph on Monday to Saturday to London Blackfriars calling at all stations via Catford
*2tph on Sunday to London Victoria calling at all stations via Catford
*4tph to Orpington, calling at all stations
*2tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley

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