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Interactive map of Penge East | |
| General information | |
| Location | Penge |
| Local authority | London Borough of Bromley |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | PNE |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| OSI | Penge West  [2] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 |  0.441 million[3] |
| Interchange | 1,627[3] |
| 2021–22 |  0.948 million[3] |
| Interchange | 3,647[3] |
| 2022–23 | 1.036 million[3] |
| Interchange | 1,975[3] |
| 2023–24 | 1.191 million[3] |
| Interchange | 1,551[3] |
| 2024–25 | 1.236 million[3] |
| Interchange | 93[3] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1863 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°25′09″N 0°03′13″W / 51.4191°N 0.0537°W |
Penge East railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving part of the Penge and Sydenham areas in the London Borough of Bromley, south London. It is 7 miles 15 chains (11.6 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Sydenham Hill and Kent House.
The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern, as part of the Bromley South Metro service. Penge East is in London fare zone 4.
History
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The station is 7.2 miles (11 km) from London Victoria on the Chatham Main Line and was opened on 1 July 1863. It was built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and originally known as Penge (LCDR) or Penge Lane, and was renamed Penge East on 9 July 1923.[4] When the line was built a level crossing was built where the line crossed the old alignment of Penge Lane (now Newlands Park and St John's Road). When the level crossing was closed in about 1879, Penge Lane traffic was diverted down what are now Lennard Road, Parish Lane and the current Penge Lane.[5]
The covered footbridge with its corrugated roof dates from the 1880s and is a listed structure. The station is close to the South-Eastern portal of Penge Railway Tunnel.
Penge West station is a short walk away, with London Overground services to West Croydon and Highbury & Islington.
Services
[edit]All services at Penge East are operated by Southeastern using Class 465 and 466 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
- 4 tph to London Victoria via Herne Hill
- 4 tph to Orpington via Bromley South
Additional services, including trains between Beckenham Junction and London Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.
On weekends, the service is reduced to two trains per hour in each direction.[6]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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Connections
[edit]London Buses routes 75, 176, 194, 197, 227 and 354 serve the station.
The station is also a short walk from Penge West station for London Overground services.
See also
[edit]- Murder of Deborah Linsley – Unsolved murder of a woman in 1988, in which the attacker was believed to have got onto the woman's carriage at Penge East
References
[edit]- ↑ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
- ↑ "Out-of-station interchanges" (ODS). Transport for London. 1 May 2026. Archived from the original on 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Table 1415: Time series of passenger entries, exits and interchanges by station, Great Britain, annual data, April 1997 to March 2025" (ODS). Office of Rail Regulation. 4 December 2025. Archived from the original on 9 March 2026. Note: Methodology may vary year-on-year.
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 183. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011[page needed]
- 1 2 Table 195 National Rail timetable, December 2024
External links
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- Train times and station information for Penge East railway station from National Rail
- Kent Rail page on Penge East
- Railway stations in the London Borough of Bromley
- Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- Grade II listed railway stations
- Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Bromley
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 4
- DfT Category D stations