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{{Short description|National Rail station and Tramlink tram stop in London, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox London station
| name           = Beckenham Junction
| symbol         = rail
| symbol2        = tram
| image_name     = Beckenham Junction station - looking east.jpg
| manager        = [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]]
| railcode       = BKJ
| dft_category   = C2
| fare_zone      = 4
| locale         = [[Beckenham]]
| borough        = [[London Borough of Bromley]]
| platforms      = 4 plus 2 Tramlink
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| years1         = 1 January 1857
| events1        = Opened as a terminus
| years2         = 3 May 1858
| events2        = Became a through-station
| years3         = 23 May 2000
| events3        = Tramlink opened
| access         = yes
| access_note    = <ref>{{citation step free south east rail}}</ref>
| coordinates    = {{coord|51.4109|-0.0257|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
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'''Beckenham Junction''' is the main railway and tram station in [[Beckenham]] in the [[London Borough of Bromley]], south London. The railway stop is on the [[Chatham Main Line]], {{convert|8|mi|53|chain|km}} down the line from {{stn|London Victoria}} and situated between {{rws|Kent House}} and {{rws|Shortlands}}. The tram stop is one of the eastern termini of [[Tramlink]].

For train journeys, Beckenham Junction is in [[London fare zone 4]]. Most trains that call are operated by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]], but some [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]] services also call.

==Facilities==
The station has a car park with 88 spaces, and is usually staffed during operating hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/BKJ.aspx|title = National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Beckenham Junction}}</ref> The station also has a small convenience store, coffee kiosk and toilets, which are only available during staffing hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/more-travel-help/station-information/stations/beckenham-junction|title=Beckenham Junction|website=South Eastern Railway}}</ref>

== Platforms ==
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2024}}
Beckenham Junction has a total of 4 platforms (''+ 2 for tramlink'')

'''Platform 1'''
* Platform 1 is a terminating bay platform and is used for Southern services from {{rws|London Bridge}} via {{rws|Tulse Hill}} and {{rws|Crystal Palace}}.

'''Platforms 2 & 3'''
* Platform 2 is used for Southeastern services to {{rws|London Victoria}} via {{rws|Herne Hill}} & {{rws|Brixton}}. Platform 3 is for Southeastern services to {{rws|Orpington}} via {{rws|Bromley South}}.  Fast trains to and from London Victoria (Chatham side) also pass these platforms.

'''Platform 4'''
* This platform is another terminating bay linked with the spur to the [[Mid-Kent Line]], and is occasionally used during engineering or other disruption.

'''Tramlink Platforms'''
* There are 2 [[Croydon Tramlink]] platforms outside the station. They are both used for trams to and from Wimbledon via East Croydon, which terminate here.

==Services==
[[File:465004 at Beckenham Junction 03.jpg|thumb|[[British Rail Class 465|Class 465]] [[Networker (train)|Networker]] at Beckenham Junction in 2006]]
===National Rail===
[[National Rail]] services at Beckenham Junction are operated by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] and [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]] using {{brc|377}}, {{brc|465|n}} and {{brc|466|n}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref name=Dectt>{{NRtimes|December 2024|173, 195}}</ref>
* 4 tph to {{stn|London Victoria}} via {{stnlnk|Herne Hill}}
* 2 tph to {{stn|London Bridge}} via {{stnlnk|Crystal Palace}}
* 4 tph to {{stnlnk|Orpington}} via {{stnlnk|Bromley South}}

Additional services, including trains to and from [[Blackfriars station|London Blackfriars]] call at the station during the peak hours.

On weekends, the services between London Victoria and Orpington are reduced to two trains per hour and on Sundays, the services to and from London Bridge do not run.<ref name=Dectt/>

===London Trams===
Tram services at Beckenham Junction are operated by [[Tramlink]]. The tram stop is served by trams every 12 minutes to {{stn|Wimbledon}} via [[Croydon]]. This is reduced to a tram every 10 minutes on Saturday evenings and Sundays.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/tram/timetable/tram/|title=Tram Timetables|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/tram-service-map.pdf|title=London Trams Map|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref>

Services are operated using [[Bombardier CR4000]] and [[Stadler Variobahn]] [[Low-floor tram|Trams]].{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

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{{end}}

==Connections==
[[London Buses]] routes 54, 162 and 354 serve the station.

==History==
===National Rail===
[[File:Beckenham Junction Station 1775865 d7db154f.jpg|thumb|left|Beckenham Junction Station in 1961]]

The station was opened by the [[Mid-Kent Railway]] (MKR) on 1 January 1857<ref>''Morning Post'' 5 January 1857</ref> as the terminus of the line from [[Lewisham station|Lewisham]]; it became a junction on 3 May 1858<ref>''South Eastern Gazette'' 11 May 1857, p. 4</ref> when the [[West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway]] Farnborough Extension line from Crystal Palace to Shortlands was opened. On 1 July 1863 the [[London Chatham & Dover Railway]] Metropolitan Extension from Beckenham to Victoria/Blackfriars completed the lines serving the station. In 1863 the MKR was taken over by the [[South Eastern Railway (UK)|South Eastern Railway]] (SER) and thereafter the station was operated jointly by the LCDR and SER. Despite a partial rebuilding in 1890 the original MKR building is still in use as the main station offices and booking hall.<ref>"Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011{{page needed|date=September 2011}}</ref>

From December 2007, a significant upgrade to train services at Beckenham Junction took place, with an increase in frequency of the London Victoria to Orpington services (off peak) to every 15 mins. Until Section 2 of [[High Speed 1]] opened in 2007 [[Eurostar]] services passed the station, but did not stop. In December 2010 Southern increased the number of evening services on Monday-Saturdays so that trains would run to London Bridge Station later into the evening.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

===Tramlink===
[[File:Tramlink Tram 2549 at Beckenham Junction.jpg|thumb|Tram 2549 at the Beckenham Junction terminus of [[Tramlink]].]]
The two platform Tramlink stop opened in 2000, with the rest of the route to the Croydon loop. The stop is outside the station, across the car park, beside the [[A2015 road]], which avoids Beckenham town centre.<ref>[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/beckenham-2018.pdf Buses and Trams from Beckenham]</ref>

===Accidents and incidents===
*On 22 January 1990, [[4EPB]] [[electric multiple unit]] 5408 collided with the [[buffer stop]] on arrival from {{rws|London Bridge}} and was derailed.<ref name=NSES90>
{{cite web |url=https://www.nsers.org/jan-dec-90.html |title=January 1990 to December 1990 |publisher=Network South East Railway Society |first=John P |last=McCrickard |date=6 October 2016 |access-date=26 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626222308/https://www.nsers.org/jan-dec-90.html |archive-date=26 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}
</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Beckenham Junction station}}
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*[https://tfl.gov.uk/tram/stop/940GZZCRBEK/beckenham-junction-tram-stop Beckenham Junction tram Stop] – Timetables and live departures at Transport for London
*[http://www.croydon-tramlink.co.uk/pictures/driver/beckee.shtml Photo Gallery of Tramlink]

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[[Category:Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations]] <!-- yes a SER station on an otherwise LCDR line - the curve from New Beckenham opened before the routes to Crystal Palace and Shortlands and well before the route to Kent House -->
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1857]]
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