Shortlands railway station

Shortlands
Shortlands Location of Shortlands in Greater London
Location	Shortlands
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code(s)	SRT
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.495 million
– interchange	18,639
2020–21	0.338 million
– interchange	5,315
2021–22	0.761 million
– interchange	11,101
2022–23	0.935 million
– interchange	9,925
2023–24	1.073 million
– interchange	11,856
Key dates
3 May 1858	Opened as Bromley
1 July 1858	renamed Shortlands
1892–1894	Quadrupled
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.4064°N 0.0013°E / 51.4064; 0.0013
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Shortlands railway station is in Shortlands, in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It serves the southwest part of Bromley, and is 10 miles 3 chains (16.2 km) down the line from London Victoria. The station is located on the A222 road. Shortlands Junction, just west of the station, is where the Catford Loop Line joins the Chatham Main Line: the two lines are split into slow and fast pairs through the station, which consists of two island platforms on an embankment. The station is in London Travelcard Zone 4, and the station is managed by Southeastern and trains are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

History

It was originally opened by the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway on 3 May 1858. The station was enlarged and rebuilt to its present form in 1892–94.

Shortlands Junction was remodelled in the 1950s to allow line speeds to be increased, and was remodelled again with the construction of Ravensbourne chord (a dive-under pair of lines) in 2002 to increase the capacity of the junction, as part of the work to enhance the existing network in conjunction with the opening of the first section of High Speed 1, the high-speed link to the Channel Tunnel.

Services

Services at Shortlands are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 2 tph to London Victoria via Herne Hill
• 2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
• 2 tph to Orpington
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley

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

From the December 2024 timetable change the off-peak service between London Victoria and Orpington will double to 4tph on Mondays to Fridays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ravensbourne		Thameslink Catford Loop Line		Bromley South
Beckenham Junction		Southeastern Bromley South Line

Connections

London Buses routes 227, 358 and 367 serve the station.

External links

• Train times and station information for Shortlands railway station from National Rail