Bromley South railway station is on the Chatham Main Line, serving the town centre and high street of Bromley, south-east London, England. It is 10 miles 71 chains (17.5 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Shortlands and Bickley.

The station and most trains that serve it are operated by Southeastern, with some services also operated by Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 5.

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The station, initially consisting of two platforms, was opened in November 1858 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. Electric trains, the first in Kent, began running on the Southern Railway's third rail system between London, Bromley South and Orpington in July 1925. The last passenger steam trains to serve Bromley South did so in 1959, when lines to the Kent Coast were third rail electrified.

Between 1986 and 1999, locomotive-hauled trains between the Kent Coast, the West Midlands, the North West and, for a time, Scotland called at Bromley South.

Services at Bromley South are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 375, 377, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 8 tph to London Victoria (3 of these run non-stop, 1 calls at Denmark Hill only and 4 call at all stations via Herne Hill)
• 2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
• 4 tph to Orpington
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks
• 1 tph to Gillingham
• 1 tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East
• 1 tph to Ramsgate
• 1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East

During the peak hours, additional services including trains between Orpington, Kentish Town and Luton call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Denmark Hill or London Victoria		Southeastern Chatham Main Line		St Mary Cray or Longfield or Rochester
		Southeastern Kent Downs line
Shortlands		Southeastern Bromley South Line		Bickley
		Thameslink Catford loop line

The station has four platforms:

• Platform 1 being for stopping services to Central London, via Herne Hill or Catford
• Platform 2 for services to Orpington or Sevenoaks], via Swanley
• Platform 3 for non-stop services to London Victoria
• Platform 4 for services to Ramsgate and Dover Priory, via Chatham or Ashford International and Maidstone East.

London Buses routes 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 246, 261, 314, 320, 336, 352, 358, 367, SL5 and night routes N3 and N199 serve the station.

• Bromley North railway station, a smaller station a short walk away.

• Train times and station information for Bromley South railway station from National Rail