Petts Wood railway station

Petts Wood National Rail
Petts Wood
Location of Petts Wood in Greater London
Location Petts Wood
Local authority London Borough of Bromley
Managed by Southeastern
Station code PET
DfT category C2
Number of platforms 4
Fare zone 5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2007–08 Increase 2.097 million[1]
2008–09 Decrease 2.084 million[1]
2009–10 Decrease 2.048 million[1]
2010–11 Increase 2.069 million[1]
2011–12 Increase 2.084 million[1]
2012–13 Increase 2.059 million[1]
Key dates
9 July 1928 Opened
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WGS84 51°23′20″N 0°04′27″E / 51.3889°N 0.0742°E / 51.3889; 0.0742Coordinates: 51°23′20″N 0°04′27″E / 51.3889°N 0.0742°E / 51.3889; 0.0742
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Petts Wood railway station serves Petts Wood in the London Borough of Bromley, and is in Travelcard Zone 5.

It has four platform faces on islands located between the slow and fast pairs of tracks. To the north of station is Petts Wood Junction where the Up and Down Loop lines link the lines from Charing Cross and Victoria.

History

The station was built on the main line to the north of Orpington and opened on 9 July 1928, initially as a single island platform, with the first tickets printed showing the name as Pett's Wood. The community now surrounding it developed from that date: now the railway divides Petts Wood East and Petts Wood West.

Connections

London Buses routes 208, 273, 661, R2, R3, R7 and N199 serve the station.

Services

The typical off-peak service is:

Peak time services also call additionally to London Blackfriars, resulting in a peak time service of up to 12 trains an hour in the London direction.[2]

From December 2007, the London Victoria via Bromley South and Herne Hill, calling at all stations to Orpington becomes every 15 minutes between 9am and 5pm

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Chislehurst   Southeastern
Grove Park Line
  Orpington
Bickley   Southeastern
South Bromley Line
  Orpington
  Thameslink
Sevenoaks Line
(Limited Service)
 

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Southeastern Railway timetable - 8 December 2007
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