Shortlands railway station
You can reach 53 stations directly from Shortlands on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bickley, with 255 trains a day.
Direct trains from Shortlands
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bickley | 255 | 153 | 136 |
| Bromley South | 255 | 153 | 136 |
| Orpington | 178 | 77 | 71 |
| Petts Wood | 178 | 77 | 71 |
| Beckenham Junction | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| Brixton | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| Herne Hill | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| Kent House | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| Penge East | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| Sydenham Hill | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| London Victoria | 149 | 78 | 78 |
| West Dulwich | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| Beckenham Hill | 106 | 75 | 67 |
| London Blackfriars | 106 | 75 | 58 |
| Bellingham | 106 | 75 | 67 |
| Crofton Park | 106 | 75 | 67 |
| Catford | 106 | 75 | 67 |
| Denmark Hill | 106 | 75 | 67 |
| Elephant & Castle | 106 | 75 | 58 |
| Nunhead | 106 | 75 | 67 |
| Peckham Rye | 106 | 75 | 67 |
| Ravensbourne | 106 | 75 | 67 |
| Bat & Ball | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Eynsford | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Otford | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Swanley | 77 | 76 | 65 |
| Shoreham | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Sevenoaks | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| St Mary Cray | 77 | 76 | 65 |
| City Thameslink | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| St Pancras International | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Farringdon | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Finsbury Park | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Hatfield | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| New Barnet | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| New Southgate | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Oakleigh Park | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Potters Bar | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentish Town | 19 | 0 | 0 |
and 13 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Shortlands is
1,128,652 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 487th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 7,369 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Shortlands and London Victoria than any other pair: 433,050 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 29 stations instead of 53, a drop of about 45%. Saturday runs to 29.
Nearest other stations
- Bromley North 0.7 miles
- Ravensbourne 0.7 miles
- Bromley South 0.8 miles
- Sundridge Park 1.0 miles
- Beckenham Junction 1.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Shortlands, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Woodside · 3.2 miles
- Upper Sydenham · 3.6 miles
- Crystal Palace (High Level) · 3.6 miles
- Bingham Road · 3.7 miles
- Lordship Lane · 3.8 miles
- Honor Oak · 4.0 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.