Chelsfield railway station

Chelsfield railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the Chelsfield and Green Street Green areas south of Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London. It is 15 miles 25 chains (24.6 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Orpington and Knockholt stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.

Chelsfield
Chelsfield Location of Chelsfield in Greater London
Location	Chelsfield
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code(s)	CLD
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	0.973 million[2]
2020–21	0.115 million[2]
2021–22	0.346 million[2]
2022–23	0.478 million[2]
2023–24	0.549 million[2]
Key dates
2 March 1868	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.3565°N 0.1076°E / 51.3565; 0.1076
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The line on which it is located, and the station itself, was opened on 2 March 1868 by the South Eastern Railway to shorten its route from London to Dover. The building of the route, which crosses the North Downs, was a difficult undertaking, with steep gradients. At Chelsfield the line is rising steadily on a 1 in 120 gradient through the Chelsfield Tunnel beyond the station. It is said that this was an inspiration to E. Nesbit when writing The Railway Children, as well as Knockholt and the track running between the stations.^[3]

The modern station building dates from the 1970s when its predecessor was damaged by fire.^[4]

Services

Chelsfield station (1983)

All services at Chelsfield are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465, 466 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[5]

• 2 tph to London Charing Cross via Grove Park and Lewisham
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks

During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services to and from London Cannon Street, Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Orpington		Southeastern Grove Park Line		Knockholt
London Bridge		Southeastern Hastings Line Peak Hours Only		Sevenoaks or High Brooms

Connections

London Buses routes R1 and 654 serve the station.