Bellingham railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham in south London. It is in Travelcard Zone 3, and the station and all trains are operated by Thameslink. The station buildings lie on Randlesdown Road in Bellingham; the platforms are below street level.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2013)

Bellingham
Southbound view of the station in May 2011
Bellingham Location of Bellingham in Greater London
Location	Bellingham
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Thameslink
Station code	BGM
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17	0.781 million[1]
2017–18	0.800 million[1]
2018–19	0.809 million[1]
2019–20	0.828 million[1]
2020–21	0.242 million[1]
Key dates
1 July 1892	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.43278°N 0.01944°W / 51.43278; -0.01944
London transport portal

The station, which lies on what today is known as the Catford Loop, was opened on 1 July 1892. It is 8 miles 73 chains (14.3 km) measured from London Victoria.

Services

Off-peak, all services at Bellingham are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

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

• 2 tph to London Blackfriars
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley

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

During the morning peak, there are also 4 trains to London Victoria, operated by Southeastern.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Catford		Thameslink Catford Loop Line		Beckenham Hill
Crofton Park		Southeastern Chatham Main Line Morning Peak Only		Bromley South

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bellingham railway station.

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