West Wickham railway station [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
West Wickham railway station
West Wickham railway station serves West Wickham in the London Borough of Bromley. It is located in south east London and is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is down the line from .
The station is operated by Southeastern and is served by Southeastern Hayes line trains.
History.
History Early Years 1882-1923.
West Wickham was built when the branch from the Mid-Kent Railway at Elmers End to Hayes was built and opened on 29 May 1882.
The branch was built by
the West Wickham & Hayes Railway, but was sold to the South Eastern Railway in 1881 for £162,000. Colonel John Farnaby, Lord of the Manor of West Wickham, was a leading promoter. Initially the 13 weekday and four Sunday services operated as far as Elmers End where they connected with Addiscombe to London trains. West Wickham was the second station located on the branch located a quarter of a mile north of Wickham Green (963 inhabitants).
On opening the station was provided with two platforms and the station building