Chislehurst railway station is on the

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, serving the neighbourhood of

Chislehurst Chislehurst () is a suburban district of south-east London, England, in the London Borough of Bromley. It lies east of Bromley, south-west of Sidcup and north-west of Orpington, south-east of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater L ...

in the

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. It is down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between and stations. It is in

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, and the station and all trains are operated by

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History

The station was originally named ''Chislehurst and Bickley Park'' when it was first opened on 1 July 1865: the South Eastern Railway had opened part of its cut-off line to Dover on that date. On 2 March 1868 a new station was opened south of the original on completion of the cut-off to

Tonbridge Tonbridge ( ) is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, south west of Maidstone and south east of London. In the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Malling, it had an estimated population ...

. At the beginning of the 20th century the tracks through the station were quadrupled. Beyond Elmstead Woods station (opened in 1904) to the north of Chislehurst lie the ''Chislehurst Tunnels'', a tunnel each on the slow lines and fast lines . To the south of the station the Up and Down Chatham Loop lines give access to the

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where the next station is

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. There are normally no direct trains between Chislehurst and

, as trains that use the connecting curves usually run non-stop between

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and either

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. When engineering work takes place on the

, services from London to Ashford International or

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call additionally at Chislehurst, using Class 375 units. These services are diverted onto the Chatham Main Line and run via Swanley and Otford.

Chislehurst Caves

The station is very close to

Chislehurst Caves Chislehurst Caves are a series of intersecting man-made tunnels and caverns covering some 22 miles (35.4 km) in Chislehurst in southeast London, England. From the mid-13th to early 19th centuries the 'caves' were created from the mining of ...

, former mines that were used as an air raid shelter during

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. The close proximity of the station saw thousands of people at one point disembark at the station to enter the shelter.

Connections

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routes 162,

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and R7 serve the station.

Services

All services at Chislehurst are operated by

using , , and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to London Charing Cross (non-stop from to ) * 2 tph to

London Cannon Street Cannon Street station, also known as London Cannon Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Travelcard zone 1 located on Cannon Street in the City of London and managed by Network Rail. It is ...

(all stations except Lewisham) * 4 tph to of which 2 continue to On Sundays, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Sevenoaks and London Charing Cross via Lewisham.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chislehurst Railway Station Railway stations in the London Borough of Bromley DfT Category D stations Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1868 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1868 Railway stations served by Southeastern Chislehurst