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St Mary Cray railway station

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Location
  
St Mary Cray

Station code
  
SMY

Fare zone
  
6

Address
  
Orpington, United Kingdom

Local authority
  
London Borough of Bromley

Managed by
  
Southeastern

DfT category
  
C2

2011–12
  
1.444 million

Number of platforms
  
4

St Mary Cray railway station

Similar
  
Swanley railway station, Otford railway station, Bromley South railway st, Bickley railway station, Petts Wood railway station

St Mary Cray railway station is in St Mary Cray, South East London within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 14 miles 57 chains (23.7 km) down-line from London Victoria. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

Contents

It is in Travelcard Zone 6, and the station is managed by Southeastern. Services are provided by Southeastern, and Thameslink. The station has four platforms, platforms 1 and 3 being for services to Central London via Bromley South, platform 2 for services to Sevenoaks and Ashford International and platform 4 for services to Gillingham.

To the west of the station the Up and Down Chatham Loop lines give access to the South Eastern Main Line where the next station is Chislehurst. There are normally no direct trains between Chislehurst and St Mary Cray, as trains that use the connecting curves usually run non-stop between London Bridge and either Rochester or West Malling.

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 Nugents Retail Park.

Services

Trains from St Mary Cray are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. The typical off-peak train service is:

  • 3tph to London Victoria via Bromley South
  • 2tph to Kentish Town via Bromley South and Catford
  • 2tph to Sevenoaks
  • 1tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East
  • 1tph to Canterbury West via Maidstone East
  • 1tph to Dover Priory via Chatham
  • Connections

    London Buses routes 51, 273, B14, R1, R6 and R11 and night route N199 serve the station.

    References

    St Mary Cray railway station Wikipedia