Belvedere railway station

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Belvedere is located in Greater London
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Belvedere

Location of Belvedere in Greater London
Location Belvedere
Local authority London Borough of Bexley
Managed by Southeastern
Station code BVD
Number of platforms 2
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access [1]
Fare zone 5

National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05 increase 0.463 million[2]
2005–06 decrease 0.452 million[2]
2006–07 increase 0.622 million[2]
2007–08 increase 0.688 million[2]
2008–09 decrease 0.686 million[2]
2009–10 decrease 0.618 million[2]

March 1859 Opened

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Coordinates: 51°29′34″N 0°09′09″E / 51.4927°N 0.1524°E / 51.4927; 0.1524

Belvedere Station in 1961

Belvedere railway station is a railway station in South East London between Abbey Wood and Erith. It is served by Southeastern. A level crossing beyond the platforms' western limits was closed prior to the westerly extension of platforms circa 1994 and the ticket office and passenger shelters were rebuilt soon afterwards.

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[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

Several peak services, late evening and all trains on Sunday run to and from London Charing Cross. The station is non-stopped by fast services running to Gillingham from Charing Cross, which run fast until Abbey Wood in the west or Dartford in the east. The station sees appearances from freight trains several times a day, usually hauled by Class 66 diesel locomotives, up to Angerstein Wharf, the branch to which leaves the North Kent Line just after Charlton.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Abbey Wood   Southeastern
North Kent Line
  Erith

All trains serving the station are formed of either Class 465, Class 466 or Class 376 electrical multiple units. There have, however been extremely rare appearances of Class 375 trains serving the station in the past.

[edit] Onward transport links

The following buses stop very near to Belvedere station:

  • 180 to Plumstead, Woolwich, Charlton, Greenwich and Lewisham.
  • 229 to Abbey Wood and Thamesmead.
  • 229 to Erith, Northumberland Heath, Bexleyheath, Bexley and Sidcup.
  • 401 to Thamesmead East and Thamesmead.
  • 401 to Upper Belvedere and Bexleyheath
  • 469 to Abbey Wood, Plumstead, Woolwich and Woolwich Common.
  • 469 to Erith

[edit] References

  1. ^ "London and South East". Rail Map for People with Reduced Mobility. National Rail. September 2006. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/system/galleries/download/mobility_maps/LondonSouthEast.pdf. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011.  Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

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