Ravensbourne railway station is in the

London Borough of Bromley The London Borough of Bromley () is the southeasternmost of the London boroughs that make up Greater London, bordering the ceremonial county of Kent, which most of Bromley was part of before 1965. The borough's population is an estimated 332,3 ...

in south

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. The station adjoins

Beckenham Place Park Beckenham Place Park is a large park located near Beckenham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It lies close to the border with the London Borough of Bromley, and was formerly divided between the two boroughs. The Palladian-style mansion that ga ...

and serves the north edge of

Beckenham Beckenham () is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley, in Greater London. Until 1965 it was part of the historic county of Kent. It is located south-east of Charing Cross, situated north of Elmers End and E ...

and

Shortlands Shortlands is a suburb of South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It has been part of Greater London since 1965, and was previously part of the historic county of Kent. It is located between Beckenham and Bromley, to t ...

. It is measured from . It is in

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, and the station and all trains are operated by

Thameslink Thameslink is a 24-hour main-line route in the British railway system, running from , , , and via central London to Sutton, , , Rainham, , , , and . The network opened as a through service in 1988, with severe overcrowding by 1998, carrying ...

. Opened in 1892 by the

London, Chatham and Dover Railway The London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR or LC&DR) was a railway company in south-eastern England created on 1 August 1859, when the East Kent Railway was given parliamentary approval to change its name. Its lines ran through London and no ...

as part of their new Catford Loop line, the station retains its Victorian air of a quiet country station although its roadside booking office was rebuilt after a fire in 1988.

Services

All services at Ravensbourne are operated by

using Class 700

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to London Blackfriars * 2 tph to via During the peak hours, additional services between , and call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from via .

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{{TSGN and SE Stations, Catford Loop=y, Bromley South=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 1892 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway