# Grove Park railway station

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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 | GRP
DfT category | C2
Number of platforms | 5
Fare zone | 4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17 | 2.617 million[1]
– interchange | 0.660 million[1]
2017–18 | 2.675 million[1]
– interchange | 0.647 million[1]
2018–19 | 2.740 million[1]
– interchange | 0.691 million[1]
2019–20 | 2.616 million[1]
– interchange | 0.633 million[1]
2020–21 | 0.785 million[1]
– interchange | 81,447[1]
Key dates
1 November 1871 | Opened
Other information

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- Departures
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WGS84 | 51°25′50″N 0°01′19″E﻿ / ﻿51.4306°N 0.0219°E﻿ / 51.4306; 0.0219 Coordinates: 51°25′50″N 0°01′19″E﻿ / ﻿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[ edit ]

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[ edit ]

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 (fast from Hither Green to London Bridge)
- 2 tph to London Cannon Street via Lewisham (all stations)
- 4 tph to Orpington of which 2 continue to Sevenoaks
- 2 tph to Bromley North

On Sundays the Bromley North shuttle does not run.

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[ edit ]

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

## References[ edit ]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j
   "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 2021
3. ^ Transport for London bus map

## External links[ edit ]

| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grove Park railway station.

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

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