Shortlands train station
You can reach 53 stations directly from Shortlands on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bickley, with 253 trains a day.
- 53 direct destinations
- 487th busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 39 parking spaces
- 7 bus stops nearby
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 | 253 | 153 | 201 |
| Bromley South | 253 | 153 | 201 |
| Orpington | 178 | 77 | 136 |
| Petts Wood | 178 | 77 | 136 |
| London Victoria | 150 | 78 | 8 |
| Beckenham Junction | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| Brixton | 149 | 78 | 1 |
| Herne Hill | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| Kent House | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| Penge East | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| Sydenham Hill | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| West Dulwich | 149 | 78 | 69 |
| Denmark Hill | 104 | 75 | 132 |
| Beckenham Hill | 103 | 75 | 132 |
| London Blackfriars | 103 | 75 | 193 |
| Bellingham | 103 | 75 | 132 |
| Crofton Park | 103 | 75 | 132 |
| Catford | 103 | 75 | 132 |
| Elephant & Castle | 103 | 75 | 193 |
| Nunhead | 103 | 75 | 132 |
| Peckham Rye | 103 | 75 | 132 |
| Ravensbourne | 103 | 75 | 132 |
| Bat & Ball | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| Eynsford | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| Otford | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| Swanley | 75 | 76 | 65 |
| Shoreham | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| Sevenoaks | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| St Mary Cray | 75 | 76 | 65 |
| City Thameslink | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| St Pancras International | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Farringdon | 48 | 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.
Lines serving Shortlands
Shortlands is on the Chatham Main Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
How busy Shortlands station 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
Facilities at Shortlands station
Shortlands is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:10 to 19:30 · Saturday: 06:10 to 19:30 · Sunday: 08:10 to 15:40
Toilets
Parking at Shortlands station
- Station Car Park 39 spaces, 3 accessible
£6.80 off-peak, £7.50 a day, £31.70 a week
Cycle parking: 20 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 23 April 2026.
Getting to Shortlands station
Shortlands station is in Bromley, London, and is run by Southeastern.
The nearest motorway junction is M25 J4 (Hewitts), 7.5 miles south-east.
7 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Shortlands Village / Valley School.
Shortlands is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Shortlands station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from