History
The line was built by the 'Bromley Direct Railway Company' in co-operation with the South Eastern Railway (SER) to compete with the London, Chatham and Dover Railway who owned the other Bromley station, Bromley South. It opened 1 January 1878 and was worked by the SER from the outset. The two companies merged later in the same year.
The line was electrified at 750V DC (third rail) with the other SECR urban routes from 1926 by Southern Railway.
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