Grove Park railway station

Grove Park
Grove Park Location of Grove Park in Greater London
Location	Grove Park
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code(s)	GRP
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	5
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	2.616 million[1]
– interchange	0.633 million[1]
2020–21	0.785 million[1]
– interchange	81,447[1]
2021–22	1.584 million[1]
– interchange	0.216 million[1]
2022–23	2.009 million[1]
– interchange	0.276 million[1]
2023–24	2.138 million[1]
– interchange	0.328 million[1]
Key dates
1 November 1871	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.4306°N 0.0219°E / 51.4306; 0.0219
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Grove Park is a railway station in southeast London, England. It is located on Baring Road (the A2212) within Travelcard Zone 4, and serves the areas of Grove Park and Downham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is 8 miles 78 chains (14.4 km) down the line from London Charing Cross.

It serves as an interchange between local South Eastern Main Line services & the Bromley North Line shuttle. Prior to 1952 there was also a connection to trams.

The station was opened in 1871.

Platforms

Currently there are five platforms. Platform 1 serves Bromley North branch line, which is detached from the rest of the station, while platforms 2 to 5 are on the South Eastern Main Line which runs from Charing Cross to Hastings. The adjacent stations are Elmstead Woods to the south, Hither Green to the north, and Sundridge Park on the Bromley North branch line.

There are regular services to London Charing Cross and London Cannon Street.

Services

Grove Park station in Network SouthEast colours with a Class 416 calling in 1992

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[2]

• 2 tph to London Charing Cross (non-stop from Lewisham to London Bridge)
• 2 tph to London Cannon Street (all stations except Lewisham)
• 4 tph to Orpington of which 2 continue to Sevenoaks
• 2 tph to Bromley North

On Sundays, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Sevenoaks and London Charing Cross via Lewisham, with no service to Bromley North.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hither Green		Southeastern Grove Park Line		Elmstead Woods
Terminus		Southeastern Bromley North Line Monday-Saturday only		Sundridge Park

Connections

London Buses routes 124, 126, 136, 181, 261, 284, 273 and 638 and night route N136 serve the station.^[3]

References

1. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Table 204 National Rail timetable, December 2022
3. Transport for London bus map

External links

• Train times and station information for Grove Park railway station from National Rail