Woolwich Arsenal station
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| Location | Woolwich Arsenal |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Greenwich |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | WWA |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 (2 underground platforms served by DLR) |
| Accessible | Yes [1][2] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
| 2008–09 | 1.142 million[3] |
| 2010–11 |
 6.073 million[4] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 |
2.032 million[5] |
| 2005–06 |
2.092 million[5] |
| 2006–07 |
2.687 million[5] |
| 2007–08 |
2.791 million[5] |
| 2008–09 |
 2.605 million[5] |
| 2009–10 |
2.980 million[5] |
| 2010–11 |
3.386 million[5] |
| 2011–12 |
3.559 million[5] |
| 2012–13 |
3.724 million[5] |
| 2013–14 |
3.551 million[5] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 November 1849 | Opened |
| 12 January 2009 | DLR opened |
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London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°29′24″N 0°04′08″E / 51.490°N 0.069°E | |
Woolwich Arsenal station is a National Rail and Docklands Light Railway interchange station located in Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It acts as a local station on the North Kent Line between London and Gillingham, served by Southeastern, and is the southern terminus of the Woolwich Arsenal branch of the Docklands Light Railway. The station faces General Gordon Square and is named after the nearby Woolwich Arsenal. It is the only DLR station to be located in Travelcard Zone 4.
History
The station opened in 1849, serving the North Kent Line from London to Gillingham. The station building was rebuilt in 1906 with a London brick-built structure, very typical of southeast London. The current station building dates from 1996, and has a modern design in steel and glass. It has a circular theme, quite different from what existed before.
Woolwich Arsenal was expanded in 2009, when Transport for London completed the construction of an extension of the London City Airport branch of the Docklands Light Railway from King George V to Woolwich Arsenal, which is the branch's new terminus. The official opening took place on 12 January 2009.
Accidents and incidents
- On 18 November 1948, an electric multiple unit ran into the rear of another, killing two people. It had departed from Woolwich Dockyard against signals.[6]
Design
The National Rail part of the station consists of two above-ground platforms. The up platform for London has a refreshment facility. The down platform serves trains going east, towards north Kent, via Plumstead, Abbey Wood and Slade Green.
The Docklands Light Railway part of the station is underground, and consists of two platforms in an island platform configuration. As Woolwich Arsenal is a terminus, both platforms serve an up line to Bank or Stratford via London City Airport and Canning Town. Trains depart in the eastbound direction due to the curve under the River Thames.
Connections
London Buses routes 51, 53, 54, 96, 99, 122, 161, 178, 244, 291, 380, 386, 422, 469 and 472 and night route N1 serve the station.
Crossrail station
As of 2014 it was planned that a Crossrail station, initially ruled out, was to be opened in Woolwich, after a vigorous campaign to include it in the scheme run by Greenwich Council and Berkeley Homes. It will be about 200m north of Woolwich Arsenal station on the north side of the A206 road, on the site of the Royal Arsenal, but will not serve as a direct interchange.
Future
On the 8th December 2015 it was proposed that a DLR Extension across the Gallions Reach Crossing could link with Thamesmead, Abbey Wood and Woolwich.[7]
Services
The typical off-peak National Rail service from the station is:
- 6tph (trains per hour) to London Cannon Street via Greenwich
- 2tph to London Charing Cross via Lewisham
- 4tph to Slade Green, returning to London Cannon Street 2tph via Sidcup and 2tph Bexleyheath
- 2tph to Dartford
- 2tph to Gillingham (Kent) via Dartford
| Destination | Trains per hour | Rolling Stock |
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| London Cannon Street via Greenwich | 6 | Class 376, Class 465, Class 466 |
| London Charing Cross via Lewisham | 2 | Class 465, Class 466 |
| Slade Green | 4 | Class 376, Class 465, Class 466 |
| Dartford | 2 | Class 376, Class 465, Class 466 |
| Gillingham | 2 | Class 465, Class 466 |
Off-peak, Docklands Light Railway trains run every ten minutes to Bank, using 3-car trains. In the peak, this service is every eight minutes, while a service to Stratford International station operates every eight minutes, providing a service every four minutes to Canning Town station.[8]
References
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- ↑ Tube Map
- ↑ Southeastern: Access Guide
- ↑ "Boarders and Alighters by station 2007 8 2008 9 (DLR)" (XLS). Docklands Light Railway annual passenger performance 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. Transport for London. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "DLR Station Data for 1st April 2010 - 31st April 2011" (PDF). Docklands Light Railway annual passenger performance 2010-2011. Transport for London. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ↑ Hall, Stanley (1990). The Railway Detectives. London: Ian Allan. p. 108. ISBN 0 7110 1929 0.
- ↑ "Vision for East London 8 new crossings". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ "DLR frequencies". Transport for London. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
| Preceding station | DLR |
Following station | ||
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| Docklands Light Railway | Terminus | |||
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| Charlton | Southeastern North Kent Line |
Abbey Wood | ||
| Woolwich Dockyard | Southeastern Greenwich Line and Dartford Loop Line & Bexleyheath Line via Slade Green |
Plumstead | ||
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