Trains to Orpington - Station Details and further Information on Orpington Train Services
Orpington train station serves the town of Orpington in the London Borough of Bromley, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. Located in Station Road, the station is a third of a mile west of the southern end of Orpington High Street.
The station has eight platforms. Platform 1 is a bay platform which is rarely used. Platform 2 is used for fast services to Charing Cross or Cannon Street . Platforms 3 and 4 are an island, 3 used by trains towards Ashford International or Tunbridge Wells and 4 by stopping services from Sevenoaks to Charing Cross or Cannon Street. Platform 5 hosts the Sevenoaks slows with platforms 6-8 being bay platforms used by services starting at Orpington towards Charing Cross, London Victoria, Cannon Street and Blackfriars. Beyond the station at the country end, the four tracks become two. At the London end there is a stabling and servicing area for trains.
There are two entrances, both with ticket offices, the main one on the platform 1/2 side (Station Road), the other on the platforms 5-8 side (Station Approach and the bus interchange). Access to platforms is via an underground subway (unsuitable for wheelchair users) or via a new bridge opened in 2008 which incorporates lift access to all platforms.
Trains from the station link to London at Victoria, London Bridge and Charing Cross. All services are operated by Southeastern. |