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Birkbeck station
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| Birkbeck | |||
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| Birkbeck station on the evening of 24 October 2005, viewed from the Tramlink platform | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Beckenham | ||
| Local authority | Bromley | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Southern | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 (main line) 1 (Tramlink) |
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| Station code | BIK | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
0.021 million ** | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 4 | ||
| History | |||
| 1858 | Opened | ||
| 1915 | Closed | ||
| March 2, 1930 | Opens with electrification | ||
| 1893 | Fire | ||
| 2000 | Tramlink | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF) | |||
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Birkbeck station is located on Elmers End Road (A214), in the London Borough of Bromley, and alongside Beckenham Crematorium. The tracks here are located well above street level; the buildings were damaged by fire in 1983. It now serves two routes:
- Tramlink Route 2 for the line between West Croydon and Beckenham Junction. One of the two platforms is used by Tramlink.
- National Rail The station is located on a loop line between Crystal Palace and Beckenham Junction stations.
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| 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 | ||||
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towards Wellesley Road
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Tramlink Route 2 |
towards Beckenham Junction
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The line was opened as a branch of the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway in 1858, but was closed from 1915 until the Southern Railway electrification scheme on March 2, 1930 reopened it. At the same time this new station was opened, to serve a growing suburban area, and named after one of the roads nearby.
The line through Birkbeck station from Crystal Palace railway station to Beckhenham Junction Station was considered for conversion to a Croydon Tramlink route but Transport for London has dropped the plan on the grounds that the existing rail service is adequate[1].
- Train times and station information for Birkbeck station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Birkbeck station from Multimap.com
- Birkbeck station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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| Central area · Greater London | |