Charlton railway station
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For other uses, see Charlton railway station (disambiguation).
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| Location | |||
| Place | Charlton | ||
| Local authority | Greenwich | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | CTN | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 (was 3) [1] | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.832 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.908 million | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 3 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 30 July 1849 [1] | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Charlton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Charlton railway station is in Charlton (at the bottom of Charlton Church Lane) in the London Borough of Greenwich. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.
Charlton station is within walking distance of The Valley, home of Charlton Athletic F.C..
[edit] Services
Trains run east to Dartford and the Medway Towns via Woolwich Arsenal. To the west all trains run to London Bridge and then on to either Charing Cross or Cannon Street; however the line forks west of Charlton, with one branch running via Greenwich and the other via Lewisham, before re-joining to the east of London Bridge.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Westcombe Park | Southeastern Greenwich Line |
Woolwich Dockyard | ||
| Blackheath | Southeastern North Kent Line |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Charlton railway station at Kentrail - David Glasspool - Accessed 3 September 2007
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Charlton railway station from National Rail
- Charlton railway station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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