Hither Green railway station

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Hither Green
Location
Place Hither Green
Local authority Lewisham
Operations
Managed by Southeastern Trains
Platforms in use 6
National Rail
Station code HGR
Annual entry/exit
 1.052 million *
Transport for London
Zone 3
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF)

Hither Green is a railway station located in Hither Green in the London Borough of Lewisham, south east London, United Kingdom.

The station and all trains are operated by Southeastern Trains; it is in Travelcard Zone 3. Hither Green is a busy commuter station with services to Cannon Street and Charing Cross in Central London and to Orpington, Sevenoaks and Gravesend.

Hither Green station is very close to Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot (TMD), Grove Park Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot and Grove Park Safety Training Centre.

Contents

[edit] Normal platform allocations

Platform 1 normally hosts

  • non-stop trains to Charing Cross or Cannon Street from Orpington, Sevenoaks, Ashford, Margate, Ramsgate, Hastings or Ore.
  • occasional stopping trains to Charing Cross (calling at London Bridge and Waterloo East) from Sevenoaks, Orpington or Hither Green.

Platform 2 normally hosts

  • non-stop trains to Orpington, Sevenoaks, Ashford, Margate, Ramsgate, Hastings or Ore from Charing Cross or Cannon Street .
  • occasional stopping services to Orpington and Sevenoaks from Charing Cross.

Platform 3 normally hosts

  • stopping services to Charing Cross (calling at London Bridge and Waterloo East) from Sevenoaks or Orpington.
  • occasional evening peak trains to Charing Cross (calling at London Bridge and Waterloo East) starting at Hither Green.

Platform 4 normally hosts

  • stopping services to Grove Park, Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst, Petts Wood and Orpington (every 30 mintes) and Chelsfield, Knockholt, Dunton Green and Sevenoaks (every 60 minutes as an extension of the Orpington service) from Charing Cross.
  • For Sundridge Park and Bromley North, change at Grove Park.

Platform 5 normally hosts

  • services to Charing Cross(calling at Lewisham, London Bridge and Waterloo East) from Gravesend (calling at Northfleet, Swanscombe, Greenhithe (for Bluewater), Stone Crossing, Dartford, Crayford, Bexley, Albany Park, Sidcup, New Eltham, Mottingham and Lee)
  • services to Cannon Street (calling at St Johns, New Cross and London Bridge) from Cannon Street (calling at London Bridge, Deptford, Greenwich, Maze Hill, Westcombe Park, Charlton, Woolwich Dockyard, Woolwich Arsenal, Plumstead, Abbey Wood, Belvedere, Erith, Slade Green, Crayford, Bexley, Albany Park, Sidcup, New Eltham, Mottingham and Lee).

Platform 6 normally hosts

  • services to Lee, Mottingham, New Eltham, Sidcup, Albany Park, Bexley, Crayford, Dartford, Stone Crossing, Greenhithe (for Bluewater), Swanscombe, Northfleet and Gravesend from Charing Cross.
  • services to Lee, Mottingham, New Eltham, Sidcup, Albany Park, Bexley, Crayford, Slade Green, Erith, Belvedere, Abbey Wood, Plumstead, Woolwich Arsenal, Woolwich Dockyard, Charton, Westcombe Park, Maze Hill, Greenwich, Deptford, London Bridge and Cannon Street from Cannon Street, London Bridge, New Cross and St Johns.

[edit] Service frequency

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

[edit] Destinations

Rail services operate from Hither Green station to:

  • Lewisham, St Johns, New Cross, London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross and Canon Street
  • Grove Park Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst, Petts Wood, Orpington, Chelsfield, Knockholt, Dunton Green and Sevenoaks (change at Grove Park for trains to Sundridge Park and Bromley North)
  • Lee, Mottingham, New Eltham, Sidcup, Albany Park, Bexley, Crayford, Dartford, Stone Crossing, Greenhithe (for Bluewater), Swanscombe, Northfleet and Gravesend
  • Slade Green, Erith, Belvedere, Abbey Wood, Plumstead, Woolwich Arsenal, Woolwich Dockyard, Charlton, Westcombe Park, Maze Hill, Greenwich and Deptford.

[edit] Station exits

There are two exits to Hither Green Station: Fernbrook Road and Springbank Road.

  • Use the Fernbrook Road exit for Hither Green village, 273 bus and routes towards Lee Green.
  • Use the Springbank Road exit for Hither Green Lane, 225 bus, private hire cabs and routes towards Brownhill Road and St Mildreds Road.

The exit towards the south-easterly end of platform four is an exit for authorised personnel only via Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot (TMD). Unauthorised personnel can be fined up to £1000 for trespassing on railway property.

[edit] Trains serving Hither Green

Services which stop at Hither Green (Metro routes) are usually operated by:

Express services travelling through Hither Green:

Freight services regularly seen through Hither Green:

[edit] Onward transport connections

Bus connections:

  • 225: Hither Green (Springbank Road) - Lewisham - Canada Water (newly extended Lewisham - Hither Green) operated by Go-Ahead London Central for London Buses
  • 273: Lewisham - Hither Green (Fernbrook Road) - Lee Green - Chislehurst - Petts Wood operated by FirstGroup for London Buses

Taxi / Private hire:

  • The only taxi company near the station is Sure Cars on Springbank Road.

[edit] Station facilities

A ticket office is available at this station, but is not open at all times.

Ticket machines are available at all times. There are two ticket machines in the ticket hall (Fernbrook Road exit, between platforms 4 and 5). There is one ticket machine on platform one (for Springbank Road exit).

A refreshment and news stand is at this station, but is not open at all times.

A toilet is available at this station. The toilet is locked, although during manned hours, a member of staff can provide customers with a key upon production of a valid travel ticket. Toilet facilities are not available outside of manned station hours.

[edit] History

Station signage in use by British Railways Southern Region
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Station signage in use by British Railways Southern Region

This station was formerly part of the Southern Railway, then part of the Southern Region of British Rail from nationalisation in 1947 until the regions were completely abolished at the end of 1992.

On 5 November 1967, an express train from Hastings to Charing Cross derailed outside Hither Green station, killing 49 passengers. See Hither Green rail crash.

[edit] Address

The address of Hither Green station is:
Hither Green Station,
Fernbrook Road,
Hither Green,
London,
SE13 5NF.

[edit] External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Lewisham   Southeastern Trains
Dartford Loop Line		   Lee
  Southeastern Trains
Orpington via Grove Park line		   Grove Park
Lewisham   Southeastern
London to Dover via Ashford		   Grove Park
  Southeastern
Hastings Line		  


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