Bromley (South) Station - Unided Kingdom
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superstein
N 51° 23.997 E 000° 01.039
31U E 292531 N 5698524
Bromley South railway station is a major station on the Chatham Main Line in Greater London within the London Borough of Bromley.
Waymark Code: WMP299
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/15/2015
Views: 4
Bromley's first station opened in 1858 as part of an extension of the Mid Kent line from Beckenham.
Comparitively late to receive a rail link to London, the town had suffered a decline since the prosperous days of the 1820s, but the new line quickly changed that.
Almost immediately the suburb of New Bromley to the north and east of the town began to appear. The town was on the road to recovery.
Behind the main station building are a row of railway workers' cottages which were added after 1863. The goods shed is just visible between the bridge and the station building.
All changed in 1893 when the line was quadrupled and the present station on the over bridge constructed.
The suffix 'South' was added in 1899 when the owners, the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and their rivals the South Eastern Railway, owners of Bromley's other station, formed an alliance - Source
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: BR
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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