St Mary Cray railway station

St Mary Cray
St Mary Cray
	St Mary Cray Location of St Mary Cray in Greater London
Location	St Mary Cray
Local authority	London Borough of Bromley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	SMY
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	1.787 million
2019–20	1.670 million
2020–21	0.520 million
2021–22	1.064 million
2022–23	1.142 million
Key dates
3 December 1860	Opened
1959	rebuilt and lines quadrupled
Other information
External links	Departures; Layout; Facilities; Buses;
WGS84	51°23′38″N 0°06′22″E / 51.394°N 0.106°E
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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 the line from London Victoria. Train services are operated by Southeastern, who manage the station, and Thameslink.

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.

Access to the station is from a footbridge built over the railway. The footbridge is not part of the station (albeit painted in typical southeastern colours) with the entrance to the station built on the footbridge. The footbridge was refurbished in 2016. Lifts, cycle-shelters, ramps and handrails were added to improve access early in 2022. The station has 4 Oystercard readers rather than ticket barriers. 2 ticket machines are present near the footbridge.

The station is fully staffed from the first train to the last of the day, as all trains (except for Thameslink services) are dispatched by platform staff.

History[edit]

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.^[2]

Location[edit]

The station is situated on Sayes Court Road, a short distance from the Nugent Retail Park.

Services[edit]

Services at St Mary Cray are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 375, 377, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.

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

2 tph to London Victoria (semi-fast)
2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
2 tph to Sevenoaks
1 tph to Gillingham
1 tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East

During the peak hours, additional services run between London Victoria, Ashford International and Gillingham. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.

Preceding station		Following station
Bromley South	Southeastern Chatham Main Line	Swanley
Bromley South	Southeastern Maidstone East Line
Bickley	Thameslink Blackfriars to Sevenoaks

Connections[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ "St Mary Cray Station, Cray Valley".
^ Table 52, 195, 196, 197, 212 National Rail timetable, May 2022

External links[edit]

Train times and station information for St Mary Cray railway station from National Rail

[infobox_stats_ref_rail-1] "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

[2] "St Mary Cray Station, Cray Valley".

[3] Table 52, 195, 196, 197, 212 National Rail timetable, May 2022

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