Bexley railway station
{{Short description|National Rail station in London, England}}
{{About|the railway station in London|the pastoral lease in Australia|Bexley Station (Queensland)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox London station
| name = Bexley
| symbol = rail
| image_name = Bexley railway station 3.jpg
| manager = Southeastern
| fare_zone = 6
| locale = Bexley
| borough = London Borough of Bexley
| platforms = 2
| railexits1920 = {{increase}} 1.310
| railexits2021 = {{decrease}} 0.303
| railexits2122 = {{increase}} 0.768
| railexits2223 = {{increase}} 0.954
| railexits2324 = {{increase}} 1.045
| railcode = BXY
| years1 = 1 September 1866
| events1 = Opened
| coordinates = {{coord|51.4403|0.1479|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| dft_category = D
}}
Bexley railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 6. It is {{convert|13|mi|69|chain|km}} down the line from {{stn|London Charing Cross}}. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.
Trains from the station run eastbound to Dartford and Gravesend and westbound to London Charing Cross via Lewisham.
It was the scene of the Bexley derailment in 1997 when a freight train derailed very near the station.
History
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Bexley station was opened in September 1866. It had five sidings on the down side, to the west of the station building with a row of coal stacks.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} Farm produce formed much of the goods traffic in the station's early years, much of it grown in local fields.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} The station had an SER-designed two-storey timber signal box which came into use about twenty years after the station opened.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} In 1955 the platforms were extended to accommodate ten carriage trains. The goods sidings closed in 1963 and the signal box closed in 1970.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} The clapboard buildings of the original station are well preserved.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kentrail.org.uk/Bexley.htm|title=Bexley}}London Suburban Railways - Lewisham to Dartford by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith (Middleton Press 1991)
The station will have a new footbridge and lifts added during 2023{{Cite web |title=Bexley station getting step-free access |url=https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bexley-station-getting-step-free-access-60647/ |access-date=17 February 2023 |website=ianVisits |date=17 February 2023 |language=en-GB}}
=Bexley derailment=
The Bexley derailment was an accident which occurred on 4 February 1997 when an eastbound EWS freight train derailed near to Bexley station on the Dartford Loop Line.[http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=179 Railway Accident at Bexley: A Report into the Derailment of a Freight Train at Bexley on the Dartford Loop line of Railtrack Southern Zone on 4 February 1997] Railways Archive; retrieved 21 April 2017
Railtrack plc, SEIMCL and STRCL were each convicted of various offences under section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 resulting in fines totalling £150,000 and £41,768. In his sentencing remarks, the judge said that it "was merciful that nobody was killed although four people were injured". The Inspectorate report describes it as "fortunate" that nobody was killed.
The primary cause of the accident was found to be very poor track maintenance, contributed to by an overloaded wagon.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
Location
Bexley station is at the heart of Bexley Town centre (known as Bexley Village).{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
Facilities
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A subway links the two platforms. The station has ticket gates. There is a 259-space car park.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
Services
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All services at Bexley are operated by Southeastern using {{brc|376}}, {{brc|465|n}}, {{brc|466|n}} and {{brc|707|n}} EMUs.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:{{NRtimes|June 2024|200}}
- 4 tph to London Charing Cross (2 of these run direct and 2 run via {{stn|Lewisham}})
- 4 tph to {{stnlnk|Dartford}} of which 2 continue to {{stnlnk|Gravesend}}
Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via either Lewisham, or via {{stn|Woolwich Arsenal}} and {{stn|Greenwich}}, and to London Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
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Connections
London Buses routes 132 and 229 and night route N21 serve the station.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
References
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External links
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Category:Railway stations in the London Borough of Bexley
Category:Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866