St Mary Cray railway station


St Mary Cray railway station is in St Mary Cray, South East London within the London Borough of Bromley. It is down the line from. 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 with the entrance to the station built on the footbridge. The footbridge was refurbished in 2016. The station has 4 Oyster card readers rather than ticket barriers. 2 ticket machines are present.
The station is fully staffed from the first train to the last of the day, as all trains are dispatched by platform staff.

History

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.

Location

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

Services

Trains from St Mary Cray are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
routes 51, 273, B14, R1, R6 and R11 and night route N199 serve the station.