Penge East Railway Station (London)

United Kingdom / England / New Addington / London / Station Road
 train station, listed building / architectural heritage

The station is 7.2 miles (11 km) from London Victoria on the Chatham Main Line and was opened on 1 July 1863. It was built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railwayand originally known as Penge (LCDR) or Penge Lane and was renamed Penge East in 1923. When the line was built a level crossing was built where the line crossed the old alignment of Penge Lane (now Newlands Park Rd and St John's Rd. When the level crossing was closed c.1885 Penge Lane was diverted down what are now Thesiger Road, Parish Lane and the current Penge Lane.
Penge West station is a short walk away, with services to London Bridge. The covered footbridge with its corrugated roof dates from the 1880s and is a listed structure. The station is close to the South-Eastern portal of Penge Railway Tunnel.
www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/PNE/details.html
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Coordinates:   51°25'9"N   -0°3'15"E
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