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| Location | Greenwich |
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| Local authority | Royal Borough of Greenwich |
| Managed by | Southeastern Docklands Light Railway |
| Owner | Network Rail Docklands Light Railway |
| Station code | GNW |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible |  [1][2] |
| Fare zone | 2 and 3 |
| DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
| 2007-08 | 4.131 million[3] |
| 2008-09 | decrease 3.598 million[3] |
| 2010-11 | increase 3.812 million[4] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | increase 1.649 million[5] |
| 2005–06 | increase 1.702 million[5] |
| 2006–07 | increase 2.446 million[5] |
| 2007–08 | increase 2.701 million[5] |
| 2008–09 | increase 2.937 million[5] |
| 2009–10 | increase 3.045 million[5] |
| 2010–11 | increase 3.257 million[5] |
| 24 December 1838 | Opened |
| 12 April 1840 | Resited |
| 11 January 1871 | Resited[6] |
| 1999 | DLR extension |
| Lists of stations | *DLR |
| External links | *Departures
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| To be added... To be added...Coordinates: 51°28′41″N 0°00′50″W / 51.4781°N 0.014°W | |
Greenwich railway station is about 400 m south-west of the town centre, in London, England. It is an interchange between National Rail between central London and Dartford (north Kent), and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) between Lewisham to the south and Docklands and the City of London. It is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3.
It is the nearest National Rail station to the centre of Greenwich, but Cutty Sark DLR station is closer to town centre and its tourist attractions.
East of the station the Dartford line goes through a tunnel underneath the grounds of the National Maritime Museum, towards Maze Hill. Northwards, the DLR goes into a tunnel through Cutty Sark station and under the River Thames to the Isle of Dogs; in the opposite direction, it rises on a concrete viaduct to follow the River Ravensbourne upstream to Deptford Bridge and Lewisham.
The station is 5½ miles from Charing Cross - the milepost is on platform 1.
Services[]
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
Southeastern[]
- 6 to London Cannon Street
- 4 to Slade Green, of which 2 return to Cannon Street via Sidcup
- 2 to Dartford
DLR[]
- 12 to Bank via Canary Wharf
- 12 to Lewisham
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Peak hour trains operate to and from London Charing Cross.
History[]
The National Rail line is one of London's oldest - the London and Greenwich Railway is reputed to be the world's first suburban railway. It was designed by former army engineer George Landmann, and promoted by entrepreneur George Walter. A massive brick viaduct with 878 arches was built to a station in Spa Road (Bermondsey), and later to London Bridge. The line opened on 8 February 1836 from Deptford, and on 29 December that year from Greenwich. Greenwich's handsome station building was designed by George Smith in 1840, making it one of the oldest station buildings in the world.
Difficulties in extending the railway over land owned by the Greenwich Hospital led to the station being bypassed by through trains, but the line was extended eastwards via a cut-and-cover tunnel towards Maze Hill, opening on 1 February 1878.[7][8]
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) was extended to Lewisham via Greewnwich in December 1999, the new platforms lying immediately to the south of the main-line station. At the eastern end, the DLR heads underground through the tunnel through Cutty Sark and under the River Thames.
Bus connections[]
Bus route 177 stops outside the station, routes 180, 199 and 386 nearby.[9]
Gallery[]
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External links[]
References[]
- ↑ Template:Citation step free tube map
- ↑ Template:Citation step free south east rail
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Template:Citation DLR bat 1
- ↑ Template:Citation DLR bat 2
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Template:Citation ORR rail usage data
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 109.
- ↑ http://rail.felgall.com/ser.htm SER Lines and Stations
- ↑ http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/february.htm#1 Greenwich Guide
- ↑ Greenwich bus map Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
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