Ravensbourne railway station

Ravensbourne railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. The station adjoins Beckenham Place Park and serves the north edge of Beckenham and Shortlands.

Ravensbourne

Ravensbourne Location of Ravensbourne in Greater London
Location	Beckenham
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Thameslink
Station code	RVB
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17	0.196 million[1]
2017–18	0.194 million[1]
2018–19	0.217 million[1]
2019–20	0.236 million[1]
2020–21	63,464[1]
Key dates
1 July 1892	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.4141°N 0.0075°W / 51.4141; -0.0075
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It is 10 miles 34 chains (16.8 km) measured from London Victoria. It is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by Thameslink.

Opened in 1892 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway 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.[2]

Services

All services at Ravensbourne are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

2 tph to London Blackfriars
2 tph to Sevenoaks via Swanley

Additional services to Kentish Town, Luton and Orpington call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Beckenham Hill		Thameslink Catford Loop Line		Shortlands

References

"Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
"The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011
Table 195, 196 National Rail timetable, December 2021

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ravensbourne railway station.

Train times and station information for Ravensbourne railway station from National Rail

Transport in London

Companies and
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Bus operators	Abellio Arriva East Herts & Essex Arriva London Arriva Southern Counties Blue Triangle Go-Ahead London HCT Group London Sovereign London United Metrobus Metroline Quality Line Stagecoach London Tower Transit Uno
River operators	Bateaux London City Cruises Crown River Cruises Livett's Launches Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company Thames Clippers Thames Executive Charters Thames River Services Westminster Passenger Services Association
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Airports

Within London	City Heathrow London Heliport Military: Northolt Private: Biggin Hill
Outside London	Gatwick Luton Southend Stansted

Major stations

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)
Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road North Circular Road South Circular Road
Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone Ultra Low Emission Zone

Ticketing

Other

Former BR sectors

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Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes

Thameslink and Great Northern routes serving this station

Thameslink
Sevenoaks line

Southeastern routes serving this station
Metro Bromley South	London Victoria Wandsworth Road Clapham High Street Brixton Herne Hill West Dulwich Sydenham Hill Penge East Kent House Beckenham Junction Shortlands Bromley South Bickley Petts Wood Orpington St Mary Cray Swanley Eynsford Shoreham Otford Bat & Ball Sevenoaks

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

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