Shortlands DC Traction Substation

Shortlands DC Traction Substation is an electrical substation in Bromley, Greater London, England. Shortlands DC Traction Substation is situated nearby to Sloane Hospital The, as well as near Bishop Challoner School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shortlands railway station and Bishop Challoner School.

Shortlands railway station

Railway station

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Shortlands railway station is in Shortlands, in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It serves the southwest part of Bromley, and is 10 miles 3 chains down the line from London Victoria. Shortlands railway station is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Shortlands DC Traction Substation.

Bishop Challoner School

School

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Bishop Challoner School was an English independent coeducational Roman Catholic day school in Shortlands, Greater London, for children aged three to eighteen years. In June 2025 its closure on 4 July 2025 was announced. Bishop Challoner School is situated 770 feet south of Shortlands DC Traction Substation.

Ravensbourne railway station

Railway station

Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ravensbourne railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. The station adjoins Beckenham Place Park and serves the north edge of Beckenham and Shortlands. Ravensbourne railway station is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Shortlands DC Traction Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shortlands and Bromley.

Shortlands

Suburb

Shortlands is a suburb of South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It has been part of Greater London since 1965, and was previously part of the historic county of Kent. It is located between west of Bromley and east of Beckenham.

Bromley

Town

Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 9+1⁄2 miles southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 97,540 as of 2021.

Plaistow

Suburb

Plaistow is an area of south-east London located in the London Borough of Bromley and, until 1965, in the historic county of Kent. It is located south of Downham and Grove Park and north of Sundridge Park and Bromley.

Shortlands DC Traction Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Categories: building and industry
Location: Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.40883° or 51° 24′ 32″ north

Longitude

-0.00325° or 0° 0′ 12″ west

Operator

Network Rail

Open location code

9C3XCX5W+GP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1358647754

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Highlights include Sloane Hospital The and Shortlands Golf Club.

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