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Location notes
Bexley is a town located in South East London, located on the Sidcup line.
Railway type and traffic
Majority of passenger workings are 465s and 376s. But class 59s/66s/60s, engineering trains sometimes use this line.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Bexley Station
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This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
Environment
Bexley is a town in south east London, however it does open fields and does like countryside especially when looking from the London end of platform one, so a mixture of open country and town-like.
Road directions
The A2 to the Danson interchange and follow the signs to Bexley Village and the station is clearly signposted.
If your coming from the coast the A2 passes over the line just before the junction.
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Bexley Station map co-ordinates
If your coming from the coast the A2 passes over the line just before the junction.
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Bexley Station map co-ordinates
Parking
Bexley is ok to leave your car in, however it is recommended that you leave it in the station car park.
Public transport
Bexley station can be reached easily from London Charing Cross, Cannon Street or London Bridge and from the coast by changing at Dartford.
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Amenities
There is a toilet on the station but when this out of use, there is a toilet in the town but it rarely works. Bexley village has a chip shop and pubs within easy reach of the station.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Bexley Station
Streetmap links
Bexley Station general view map
Bexley Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Bexley Station
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Bexley Station
Googly map
Bexley Station general view map
Bexley Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Bexley Station
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Photographic notes
Light is generally good during the day, but until about 19:00 the sun begins to become head on when photographing trains from the London direction.
General views - All photographs © James Martin unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south east
Fig 2 - Looking south east
Fig 3 - Looking north west
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
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The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
