Penge East railway station is on the

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in England, serving part of the

Penge Penge () is a suburb of South East London, England, now in the London Borough of Bromley, west of Bromley, north east of Croydon and south east of Charing Cross. History Penge was once a small hamlet, which was recorded under the name Penc ...

and Sydenham areas in the

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, 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

and was opened on 1 July 1863. It was built by the

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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

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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 Penge West railway station is located in Penge, a district of the London Borough of Bromley in south London. The station is operated by London Overground, with Overground and Southern trains serving the station. Thameslink and some Southern se ...

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

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routes 75,

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, 227, 176, 354 and 197 serve the station.

References

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

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