Bromley South
Bromley South Location of Bromley South in Greater London
Location	Bromley
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	BMS
DfT category	B
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	5
OSI	Bromley North [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18	8.552 million[2]
– interchange	1.050 million[2]
2018–19	8.368 million[2]
– interchange	1.145 million[2]
2019–20	7.974 million[2]
– interchange	1.116 million[2]
2020–21	2.025 million[2]
– interchange	0.246 million[2]
2021–22	4.599 million[2]
– interchange	0.570 million[2]
Key dates
5 July 1858[4]	Opened as Bromley[3]
1 June 1899[3][5]	Renamed (Bromley South)
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°24′00″N 0°01′01″E / 51.4°N 0.017°E / 51.4; 0.017
London transport portal

Bromley South railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town centre and high street of Bromley, south-east London. It is 10 miles 71 chains (17.5 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Shortlands and Bickley.

The station and most trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern, with some services also operated by Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 5.

Services

Services at Bromley South are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 375, 377, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.

Services at the station are as follows.

Southeastern

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[6]

• 6 tph to London Victoria (3 of these run non-stop, 1 calls at Denmark Hill only and 2 call at all stations via Herne Hill)
• 2 tph to Orpington
• 1 tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East
• 1 tph to Gillingham
• 1 tph to Ramsgate
• 1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East

During the peak hours, the services between London Victoria and Gillingham, and between London Victoria and Ashford International are increased to 2 tph and the service between London Victoria and Orpington is increased to 4 tph. In addition, the services to Ramsgate and Dover Priory are increased to 2 tph each, with trains dividing at Faversham.

Thameslink

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[6]

• 2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks

During the peak hours, additional services between Orpington, Kentish Town and Luton call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Denmark Hill or London Victoria		Southeastern Chatham Main Line		St Mary Cray or Longfield or Rochester
		Southeastern Maidstone East Line
Shortlands		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Bickley
		Thameslink Catford Loop Line

Layout

The station has 4 platforms, platform 1 being for stopping services to Central London via Herne Hill or Catford, platform 2 for services to Orpington or Sevenoaks via Swanley, platform 3 for non-stop services to London Victoria and platform 4 for services to Ramsgate and Dover Priory via Chatham or Ashford International services.

Connections

London Buses routes 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 261, 246, 314, 320, 336, 352, 358 and 367 and night routes N3 and N199 serve the station.