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Petts Wood railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in southern England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox London station

| name = Petts Wood

| fare_zone = 5

| image_name = Petts Wood railway station, Greater London (geograph 3235521).jpg

| manager = Southeastern

| locale = Petts Wood

| borough = London Borough of Bromley|symbol=rail

| events1 = Opened | years1= 9 July 1928

| platforms = 4

| railexits1920 = {{decrease}} 2.216

| railexits2021 = {{decrease}} 0.399

| railexits2122 = {{increase}} 1.051

| railexits2223 = {{increase}} 1.392

| railexits2324 = {{increase}} 1.596

| railcode = PET

| dft_category = C2

| coordinates = {{coord|51.3889|0.0742|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

}}

Petts Wood railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving Petts Wood in the London Borough of Bromley, south-eastern Greater London. It is {{convert|12|mi|53|chain|km}} down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between {{rws|Chislehurst}} and {{rws|Orpington}} stations. It 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 the station is Petts Wood Junction, where the up (London-bound) and down (country-bound) loop lines link the lines from Charing Cross and Victoria. The station is managed by Southeastern. There is a waiting room serving the two slow lines. The booking office, Oystercard readers, and ticket machines are all situated at footbridge level; this footbridge is always open to non-passengers.

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 residential areas now surrounding it developed from that date: now the railway divides Petts Wood East and Petts Wood West.

In March 2024, a project to create step-free access at the station was completed.{{Cite web |last=Gwt |first=Andrew |date=2024-03-24 |title=Another South London station now has step-free access |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2024/03/another-south-london-station-now-has-step-free-access.html |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=RailAdvent |language=en-GB}}

Connections

London Buses routes 208, 273, R3, R7 and night route N199 serve the station.{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/petts-wood-010417.pdf|title=Buses from Petts Wood|date=1 April 2017|website=TfL|access-date=2 June 2020}}

Services

Off peak, all services at Petts Wood are operated by Southeastern using {{brc|376}}, {{brc|465|n}}, {{brc|466|n}} and {{brc|707|n}} EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:{{NRtimes|December 2023|195, 196, 199, 204}}

  • 4 tph to {{stn|London Victoria}} via {{stnlnk|Herne Hill}}
  • 2 tph to London Charing Cross via {{stn|Lewisham}}
  • 2 tph to London Cannon Street
  • 8 tph to {{stnlnk|Orpington}} of which 2 continue to {{stnlnk|Sevenoaks}}

Additional services, including a number of Thameslink services between {{stnlnk|Orpington}}, {{stn|Kentish Town}} and {{stnlnk|Luton}} via {{stnlnk|Catford}} call at the station during the peak hours.

On Sundays, the services between London Cannon Street and Orpington do not run.

From the December 2024 timetable change the off-peak service between London Victoria and Orpington doubled to 4tph on Mondays to Fridays.{{Cite web |title=Timetables {{!}} Southeastern |url=https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/live-travel-information/timetables |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.southeasternrailway.co.uk |language=en-GB}}

{{rail start}}

{{s-rail-national|rows2=3|previous=Chislehurst|next=Orpington|toc=Southeastern|route={{smalldiv|Grove Park Line}}}}

{{S-rail-national|rows1=2|hide2=yes|previous=Bickley|next=Orpington|toc=Southeastern|route={{smalldiv|Bromley South Line}}}}

{{S-rail-national|hide1=yes|hide2=yes|previous=Bickley|next=Orpington|toc=Thameslink|route={{smalldiv|Catford Loop Line}}|notemid={{smalldiv|Peak Hours Only}}}}

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See also

References

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  • {{cite book | last = Mitchell | first = V & Smith, K | year = 1991 | title = Southern Main Lines: Charing Cross to Orpington | publisher = Middleton Press | location = Midhurst, West Sussex | isbn = 0-906520-96-7}}

External links

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Category:Railway stations in the London Borough of Bromley

Category:DfT Category C2 stations

Category:Former Southern Railway (UK) stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1928

Category:Railway stations served by Southeastern

Category:Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway