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((short description|Rail station in south-east London))
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| borough       = [[London Borough of Bromley]]
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'''Orpington railway station''' is on the [[South Eastern Main Line]], serving the town of [[Orpington]] in the [[London Borough of Bromley]], south-east London. It is ((convert|13|mi|65|chain|km)) down the line from [[Charing Cross railway station|London Charing Cross]] and is situated between ((rws|Petts Wood)) and ((rws|Chelsfield)) stations. It is in [[Travelcard Zone 6]].

== History ==

[[File:Orpington Railway Station.jpg|thumb|The Station Crofton Road entrance in 2007.]]

((more citations needed section|date=March 2014))
The station was opened on 2 March 1868 by the [[South Eastern Railway (England)|South Eastern Railway]] (SER),<ref>((cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=178 ))</ref> when the SER opened its cut-off line between [[Chislehurst railway station|Chislehurst]] and Sevenoaks. Previously, trains between London and Tunbridge Wells had taken a circuitous route via [[Redhill railway station|Redhill]]. The line was widened and the station rebuilt in 1904, expanding to six platforms. [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|Third rail electrification]] reached Orpington in 1925, and extended to Sevenoaks in 1935.<ref>Southern Electric by G.T.Moody page 56</ref>

About this time the [[Southern Heights Light Railway]] was proposed, which would have diverged from the main line south of Orpington and finished at ((rws|Sanderstead)).<ref name="Times110129">((Cite newspaper The Times |title=Southern Heights Railway |date=11 January 1929 |page=9 |issue=45098 |column=D ))</ref> [[Crofton Roman Villa]] was partly destroyed by a railway cutting in the late 1800s but was rediscovered in 1926 when work was carried out to the area to the west of the station entrance as an entrance to a new council building.

Platforms 7 and 8 were built in the early 1990s on the site of former carriage sidings. In 2008, the station became fully accessible following the opening of a new footbridge providing lift access to all platforms. As of 2013, the former steam locomotive shed (closed for steam in 1926; in use as sidings until 1960) is still standing, converted to offices (sited adjacent to platform 8). In 2014 the car park was rebuilt with 2 storeys to increase capacity.<ref>((Cite web|date=2015-02-09|title=Southeastern adds 142 spaces to Orpington rail station car park|url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11780974.southeastern-adds-142-spaces-to-orpington-rail-station-car-park/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=News Shopper|language=en))</ref>

==Layout==
The station has eight platforms. Platform 1 is a [[bay platform]] which is only occasionally used for Thameslink services.

Platforms 2-5 are through platforms. Platform 2 is used for fast services to [[Charing Cross railway station|Charing Cross]] or [[Cannon Street station|Cannon Street]]. Platforms 3 and 4 are an [[Island platform|island]], 3 used by trains towards [[Ashford International railway station|Ashford International]] or [[Tunbridge Wells railway station|Tunbridge Wells]] and 4 by stopping services from [[Sevenoaks railway station|Sevenoaks]] to Charing Cross or Cannon Street. Platform 5 hosts the Sevenoaks slows.

Bay platforms 6-8 are for stopping services towards Charing Cross, [[Victoria Station (London)|London Victoria]], [[Cannon Street station|Cannon Street]] and Luton/Bedford. At the country end, the four tracks become two. At the London end there is a four-road sidings, where trains are stabled and cleaned.

There are two entrances, both containing ticket offices and ticket barriers. The main entrance is on the platform 1/2 side (Crofton Road), while the other entrance is on the platform 5-8 side (Station Approach and the bus interchange). Access to platforms 3 and 4 is available via an underground subway (inaccessible for wheelchair users) or via a bridge opened in 2008 which incorporates lift access to all platforms.

== Parking ==

[[File:Orpington_Rail_Station_2023.jpg|thumb|The Station Multi-story car Park built in 2014.]]
The multi-story car park with a capacity of 142 cars was inaugurated in 2014. [[Southeastern (train operating company 2006–2021)|Southeastern]] rail company funded the expansion with a cost of £1.9 million. [[Jo Johnson]], who was serving as the MP for Orpington, as well as David Statham, Southeastern's Managing Director at the time, were hosting the event. <ref>((cite web | url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11780974.southeastern-adds-142-spaces-to-orpington-rail-station-car-park/ | title=Southeastern adds 142 spaces to Orpington rail station car park | date=9 February 2015 ))</ref>

== Services ==
Services at Orpington are operated by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] and [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]] using ((brc|375)), ((brc|376|n)), ((brc|465|n)), ((brc|466|n)), ((brc|700|n)) and ((brc|707|n)) [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>((NRtimes|December 2021|52, 195, 196, 199, 204, 206, 207))</ref>
* 2 tph to ((stn|London Victoria)) via ((stnlnk|Herne Hill))
* 4 tph to [[Charing Cross railway station|London Charing Cross]] (2 of these run non-stop to ((stn|London Bridge)) and 2 are stopping services via ((stnlnk|Grove Park)))
* 2 tph to [[Cannon Street station|London Cannon Street]] via Grove Park and ((stn|Lewisham)) (all stations)
* 2 tph to ((stnlnk|Sevenoaks)) (all stations)
* 2 tph to ((stnlnk|Hastings)) via ((stnlnk|Tunbridge Wells)) (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)

During the peak hours and on Sundays, the station is also served by trains to ((stnlnk|Ashford International)), ((stnlnk|Dover Priory)) and ((stnlnk|Ramsgate)). The station is also served by a number of peak hour trains to ((stn|Kentish Town)) and ((stnlnk|Luton)) via ((stnlnk|Catford)) which are operated by [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]].

((rail start))
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((S-rail-national|hide1=yes|rows2=2|previous=Petts Wood|toc=Southeastern|route=((smalldiv|[[Chatham Main Line|Bromley South Line]]))))
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((s-note|text=Abandoned plans))
((rail line|previous=|next=[[Green Street Green railway station|Green Street Green]]<br /> <small>''towards [[Tatsfield railway station|Tatsfield]]''</small>|route=[[Southern Heights Light Railway|Orpington, Cudham and Tatsfield Light Railway]]|col=FFFFFF))
((rail line|next=[[Green Street Green railway station|Green Street Green]]<br /> <small>''towards [[Sanderstead railway station|Sanderstead]]''</small>|route=[[Southern Heights Light Railway]]|col=FFFFFF))
((end))

==Connections==
[[London Buses]] routes [[London Buses route 51|51]], [[London Buses route 61|61]], [[London Buses route 208|208]], [[London Buses route 353|353]], [[London Buses route 358|358]], [[London Buses route B14|B14]], [[London Buses route R1|R1]], [[London Buses route R2|R2]], [[London Buses route R3|R3]], [[London Buses route R4|R4]], [[London Buses route R5|R5]], [[London Buses route R6|R6]], [[London Buses route R7|R7]], [[London Buses route R8|R8]], [[London Buses route R9|R9]], [[London Buses route R10|R10]], school routes [[London Buses route 654|654]], [[London Buses route 684|684]], night route [[London Buses route N199|N199]] and [[Arriva Kent Thameside]] route 477 serve the station.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/orpington-a4-051217.pdf|title=Buses from Orpington|date=5 December 2017|website=TfL|access-date=2 June 2020))</ref>

==See also==
*[[Murder of Deborah Linsley]] – unsolved 1988 murder of a woman who boarded an Orpington-London Victoria train at [[Petts Wood railway station|Petts Wood]]. A man had been seen staring at women boarding the train at Orpington<ref>((cite news |last1=Boseley |first1=S. |title=Police name woman murdered on train |work=The Guardian |date=25 March 1988 ))</ref>

== References ==
((reflist))

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((Transport in London))
((TSGN and SE Stations|Bromley South=y|Elmstead=y|Catford Loop=y|Hastings=y|SN None=y))

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