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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.

Penge East
Penge East Location of Penge East in Greater London
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
2016–17	1.771 million[3]
– interchange	2,254[3]
2017–18	1.780 million[3]
– interchange	2,274[3]
2018–19	1.736 million[3]
– interchange	6,070[3]
2019–20	1.628 million[3]
– interchange	5,943[3]
2020–21	0.441 million[3]
– interchange	1,627[3]
Key dates
1 July 1863	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.4191°N 0.0537°W / 51.4191; -0.0537
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The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern, as part of the Bromley South Metro service. Penge East is in Travelcard Zone 4.

History

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 Southern services to London Bridge, East Croydon and Purley and Overground services to West Croydon and Highbury & Islington.

Services

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]

• 2 tph to London Victoria
• 2 tph to Orpington via Bromley South

During the peak hours, additional services between London Victoria and Bromley South call at the station increasing the service to 4 tph in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Sydenham Hill		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Kent House

Connections

London Buses routes 75, 194, 227, 176, 354 and 197 serve the station.

See also

• 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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Penge East railway station.

• Train times and station information for Penge East railway station from National Rail
• Kent Rail page on Penge East

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