Woolwich railway station

Woolwich
Woolwich Crossrail station box on Berkeley Homes open day
Woolwich Location of Woolwich in Greater London
Location	Woolwich
Local authority	Royal Borough of Greenwich
Managed by	Crossrail
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
Key dates
2018	Due to open
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
London Transport portalCoordinates: 51°29′30″N 0°04′19″E / 51.491578°N 0.071819°E / 51.491578; 0.071819

Woolwich railway station is a station under construction on the Crossrail route in London, United Kingdom. The station, which would serve the Woolwich area, was not initially proposed as part of the route but was added after a House of Commons Select Committee suggested its inclusion and after additional funding was secured.

A station at Woolwich was initially omitted from the Crossrail plans as the cost would have made the whole project more expensive and less viable. However, after talks between Greenwich London Borough Council and Berkeley Homes on the £162 million required for the station, plans for a Crossrail station at Woolwich were resubmitted to the Secretary of State and are included in the Crossrail Act.

The station will be located close to the major Royal Arsenal housing and retail development by Berkeley Homes, who will also construct the base structure for the station. The closest existing station is Woolwich Arsenal. The station itself is separate and will not serve as a direct interchange with the DLR and local National Rail services which are located at nearby Woolwich Arsenal.

Notes

Preceding station		Crossrail		Following station
Custom House towards Reading or Heathrow Airport		Crossrail Line 1		Abbey Wood Terminus
	Proposed Development
Preceding station		Crossrail		Following station
Silvertown towards Reading or Heathrow Airport		Crossrail Line 1		Abbey Wood Terminus