Grove Park railway station

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Grove Park
Interactive map of Grove Park
General information
Location	Grove Park
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	GRP
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	5
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2020–21	0.785 million
Interchange	81,447
2021–22	1.584 million
Interchange	0.216 million
2022–23	2.009 million
Interchange	0.276 million
2023–24	2.138 million
Interchange	0.328 million
2024–25	2.297 million
Interchange	0.365 million
Key dates
1 November 1871	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°25′50″N 0°01′19″E / 51.4306°N 0.0219°E / 51.4306; 0.0219

Grove Park is a railway station in southeast London, England. It is located on Baring Road (the A2212) within London fare zone 4, and serves the areas of Grove Park and Downham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is 8 miles 78 chains (14.4 km) down the line from London Charing Cross.

It serves as an interchange between local South Eastern Main Line services and the Bromley North Line shuttle. Prior to 1952, there was also a connection to trams.

The station was opened in 1871.

Platforms

As of September 2025,^[update] there are five platforms. Platform 1 serves Bromley North branch line, while platforms 2 to 5 are on the South Eastern Main Line, which runs from London Charing Cross and London Cannon Street to Dover. The adjacent stations are Elmstead Woods to the south, Hither Green to the north, and Sundridge Park on the Bromley North branch line.

Services

All services at Grove Park are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465, 466 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 2 tph to London Charing Cross (non-stop from Lewisham to London Bridge)
• 2 tph to London Cannon Street (all stations except Lewisham)
• 4 tph to Orpington of which 2 continue to Sevenoaks
• 2 tph to Bromley North

On Sundays, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Sevenoaks and London Charing Cross via Lewisham, with no service to Bromley North.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hither Green		Southeastern Grove Park Line		Elmstead Woods
Terminus		Southeastern Bromley North Line Monday-Saturday only		Sundridge Park

Connections

London Buses routes 124, 126, 136, 181, 261, 273, 284, 638, SL4 and night route N136 serve the station.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grove Park railway station.

• Train times and station information for Grove Park railway station from National Rail