Birkbeck station
Birkbeck | |
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Station in 2008
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Location of Birkbeck in Greater London
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Location | Anerley |
Local authority | London Borough of Bromley |
Managed by | Southern |
Station code | BIK |
DfT category | F2 |
Number of platforms | 1 (main line) 1 (Tramlink) |
Fare zone | 4 |
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings | |
2009–10 | 0.186 million[1] |
2010–11 | 0.186 million[2] |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2004–05 | 21,893[3] |
2005–06 | 21,642[3] |
2006–07 | 23,183[3] |
2007–08 | 40,488[3] |
2008–09 | 38,300[3] |
2009–10 | 35,368[3] |
2010–11 | 47,646[3] |
2011–12 | 68,640[3] |
2012–13 | 86,360[3] |
2013–14 | 104,110[3] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | Southern Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
1858 | Line opens |
1915 | Line closes |
3 March 1929 | line reopens |
2 March 1930 | Opening of station |
1970s | station reduced to single platform |
2000 | Tramlink starts |
Other information | |
Lists of stations | |
External links | |
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Birkbeck station is a railway station and light rail stop in the London Borough of Bromley in the southern suburbs of London. It is located on Elmers End Road (A214) and alongside Beckenham Crematorium.
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Services
National Rail
The line through Birkbeck was opened as a double-track branch of the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway in 1858, but was closed from 1860 to 1863 and again in 1915 until reopened in 1929 as part of the Southern Railway electrification scheme. A year later, on 2 March 1930, a new station was opened,[4] to serve a growing suburban area, and named after the Birkbeck Freehold Lane Society, whose name derived from the Yorkshire philanthropist Dr Birkbeck.[5][6]
The tracks in the station are located well above street level; the buildings were damaged by fire in 1983.
The southern track (formerly towards London) was split and converted to a light rail line towards Harrington Road tram stop. The double track from Crystal Palace now merges slightly before reaching the tramlink line into a single track towards Beckenham Junction. The railway line is served by a high level platform to the north of the track, whilst the light rail line is served by a low level platform to the south of the track. Each platform has its own access from the street, and the only access between the two platforms is via the street, with a fence between the two tracks to deter any attempt to cross the lines.
Tramlink
The one-platform Tramlink stop opened in 2000, with the rest of route 2 to the Croydon loop. A proposed line alternative through Birkbeck station from Crystal Palace railway station to Beckenham Junction was considered for conversion to a Tramlink route but Transport for London has dropped the plan on the grounds that the existing rail service is adequate.[7]
Frequency
- 2tph to Beckenham Junction (Southern)
- 2tph to London Bridge via Crystal Palace and Peckham Rye (Southern)
- 6tph to Beckenham Junction calling at Avenue Road and Beckenham Road (Tramlink)
- 6tph to West Croydon loop (Tramlink)
- No Sunday service (Southern)
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Crystal Palace | Southern London Bridge to Beckenham Junction (via Crystal Palace) (Mondays-Saturdays only) |
Beckenham Junction | ||
Tramlink | ||||
towards Wellesley Road
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Route 2 |
towards Beckenham Junction
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Gallery
References
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- ↑ Birkbeck Freehold Lane Society
- ↑ "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011[page needed]
- ↑ Transport for London - Croydon Tramlink Extension Brochure PDF
External links
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- Tramlink stops in Bromley
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