Location Petts Wood Station code PET Fare zone 5 Number of platforms 4 | Managed by Southeastern DfT category C2 2011–12 2.084 million | |
Address Orpington BR5 1LZ, United Kingdom Similar Chislehurst railway station, Orpington railway station, Bickley railway station, St Mary Cray railway st, Knockholt railway station | ||
Petts wood railway station
Petts Wood railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving Petts Wood in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London. It is 12 miles 53 chains (20.4 km) down-line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Chislehurst and Orpington stations. It is in Travelcard zone 5.
Contents
It has four platform faces on islands located between the slow and fast pairs of tracks. To the north of the station is Petts Wood Junction, where the up (London-bound) and down (country-bound) loop lines link the lines from Charing Cross and Victoria. The station is operated by Southeastern.
Petts wood railway station
History
The station was built on the main line to the north of Orpington and opened on 9 July 1928, initially as a single island platform, with the first tickets printed showing the name as Pett's Wood. The community now surrounding it developed from that date: now the railway divides Petts Wood East and Petts Wood West.
Connections
London Buses routes 208, 273, 661, R2, R3, R7 and N199 serve the station.
Services
The typical off-peak service is:
Peak time services also call additionally to London Blackfriars, resulting in a peak time service of up to 12 trains an hour in the London direction.