Kidbrooke railway station

Kidbrooke
Kidbrooke Location of Kidbrooke in Greater London
Location	Kidbrooke
Local authority	Royal Borough of Greenwich
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code(s)	KDB
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.558 million[2]
2020–21	0.430 million[2]
2021–22	1.011 million[2]
2022–23	1.201 million[2]
2023–24	1.412 million[2]
Key dates
1 May 1895	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.4621°N 0.0273°E / 51.4621; 0.0273
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Kidbrooke railway station serves Kidbrooke in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. It is 9 miles 51 chains (15.5 km) measured from London Victoria.

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

Location

The station is on the Bexleyheath line, and opened when the line began operating on 1 May 1895. The original station buildings here remained in place until 1972, when they were replaced with a CLASP prefabricated structure, and this in turn was replaced in 1994 by a brown-brick construction with a tiled pitched roof.^[3] A new interim station building was opened in 2014 as part of a phased development here, linked to the total rebuild of the Ferrier Estate (now called Kidbrooke Village).^[4] A brand new station building was opened on 3 April 2021.^[5]

To the west of the station is the short Kidbrooke Tunnel. A goods yard at the station was closed, along with those at Eltham Well Hall and Bexleyheath stations, on 7 October 1968.^[6]

Services

All services at Kidbrooke are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465, 466 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[7]

• 2 tph to London Victoria
• 1 tph to London Charing Cross
• 2 tph to London Cannon Street
• 2 tph to Slade Green, continuing to London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich
• 3 tph to Dartford

During the peak hours, the service between London Charing Cross and Dartford is increased to 2 tph in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Blackheath		Southeastern Bexleyheath Line		Eltham

Connections

London Buses routes 178, 335 and B16 serve the station.

References

1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
2. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. "Kent Rail – Kidbrooke".
4. "The Bexleyheath Line". Bexley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014.
5. "Brand new Kidbrooke railway station opened". RailAdvent. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
6. "Kent Rail – Kidbrooke".
7. Table 200 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links

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