St Mary Cray railway station is in

St Mary Cray St Mary Cray is an area of South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. Historically it was a market town in the county of Kent. It is located north of Orpington, and south-east of Charing Cross. History The name Cra ...

, South East

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within the

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. It is down the line from . Train services are operated by

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, who manage the station, and

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. It is in

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, and the station is managed by

. Services are provided by

, and

. The station has four platforms, platforms 1 and 3 being for services to Central London via Bromley South, platform 2 for services to

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and

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and platform 4 for services to Gillingham. To the west of the station the Up and Down Chatham Loop lines give access to the

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where the next station is

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 ...

. There are normally no direct trains between

and St Mary Cray, as trains that use the connecting curves usually run non-stop between

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and either

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. Access to the station is from a footbridge built over the railway. The footbridge is not part of the station (albeit painted in typical southeastern colours) with the entrance to the station built on the footbridge. The footbridge was refurbished in 2016. Lifts, cycle-shelters, ramps and handrails were added to improve access early in 2022. The station has 4 Oystercard readers rather than ticket barriers. 2 ticket machines are present near the footbridge. The station is fully staffed from the first train to the last of the day, as all trains (except for Thameslink services) are dispatched by platform staff.

History

The station originally had two side platforms with the tracks in between. It was reconstructed in 1959 and now has two island platforms with tracks on either side of each.

Location

The station is situated on Sayes Court Road, a short distance from the Nugent Retail Park.

Services

Services at St Mary Cray are operated by

and

using , , , and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to (semi-fast) * 2 tph to London Blackfriars via * 2 tph to * 1 tph to * 1 tph to via During the peak hours, additional services run between London Victoria, Ashford International and Gillingham. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from via .

Connections

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routes 51,

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, B14, R1, R6 and

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and night route N199 serve the station.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mary Cray Railway Station Railway stations in the London Borough of Bromley DfT Category C2 stations Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1860 Railway stations served by Southeastern

Railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway