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The station is 7.2 miles (11 km) from London Victoria on the
Kent Rail page on Penge East
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Chatham Main Line
The Chatham Main Line is a railway line in England that links London VictoriaQuail Map 5 – England South ages 2–13Sept 2002 (Retrieved 14 December 2011) and Dover Priory / Ramsgate, travelling via Medway (of which the town of Chatham is ...
in England, serving part of the Penge and Sydenham areas in the London Borough of Bromley, south London. It is down the line from and is situated between and .
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
The Chatham Main Line is a railway line in England that links London VictoriaQuail Map 5 – England South ages 2–13Sept 2002 (Retrieved 14 December 2011) and Dover Priory / Ramsgate, travelling via Medway (of which the town of Chatham is ...
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. 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.
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 , and and Overground services to West Croydon and Highbury & Islington.
Services
All services at Penge East are operated by Southeastern using and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to * 2 tph to via 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.Connections
London Buses
London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL) that manages most bus services in London, England. It was formed following the Greater London Authority Act 1999 that transferred control of London Regional Transport (LRT) bus se ...
routes 75, 194
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 '' Ab urbe ...
, 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 EastReferences
External links
Kent Rail page on Penge East
{{TSGN and SE Stations, Bromley South=y, Catford Loop=y, SN None=y Railway stations in the London Borough of Bromley Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863 Railway stations served by Southeastern Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Bromley