Greenwich station

Greenwich
Main station entrance
Greenwich Location of Greenwich in Greater London
Location	Greenwich
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	Yes [1][2]
Fare zone	2 and 3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2007–08	4.131 million[3]
2008–09	3.598 million[3]
2010–11	3.812 million[4]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	1.649 million[5]
2005–06	1.702 million[5]
2006–07	2.446 million[5]
2007–08	2.701 million[5]
2008–09	2.937 million[5]
2009–10	3.045 million[5]
2010–11	3.257 million[5]
2011–12	3.481 million[5]
2012–13	3.545 million[5]
2013–14	3.568 million[5]
Key dates
24 December 1838	Opened
12 April 1840	Resited
11 January 1871	Resited[6]
1999	DLR extension
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°28′41″N 0°00′50″W / 51.4781°N 0.014°W / 51.4781; -0.014

Greenwich 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

Westbound:

• 6 to London Cannon Street

Eastbound:

• 4 to Slade Green, of which 2 return to Cannon Street via Sidcup
• 2 to Dartford

Additional peak hour trains operate to and from London Charing Cross.

DLR

• 12 to Bank via Canary Wharf
• 12 to Lewisham

Preceding station		DLR		Following station
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich towards Bank, Tower Gateway or Stratford		Docklands Light Railway		Deptford Bridge towards Lewisham
	National Rail
Deptford		Southeastern Greenwich line		Maze Hill

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.

Connections

London Buses routes 177 serve the station, routes 180, 199 and 386 serve nearby.^[9]

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greenwich station.

External links

• Docklands Light Railway website - Greenwich station page

References