Eltham railway station
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 Eltham
Location of Eltham in Greater London |
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| Location | Eltham |
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| Local authority | Greenwich |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | ELW |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible |  [1] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 |  1.773 million[2] |
| 2005–06 |  1.731 million[2] |
| 2006–07 | 2.146 million[2] |
| 2007–08 | 2.299 million[2] |
| 2008–09 | 2.174 million[2] |
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| 17 March 1985 | Opened |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
Coordinates: 51°27′20″N 0°03′05″E / 51.4555°N 0.0515°E
Eltham railway station is a railway station in Eltham, in the London Borough of Greenwich and on the Bexleyheath Line. The station and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern. It is in Travelcard Zone 4.[3] Ticket barriers are in operation.
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[edit] History
Until 1985 there were two railway stations in Eltham on the Bexleyheath Line.
Eltham Well Hall (originally just 'Well Hall') which opened on 1 May 1895 was about 200 metres to the west of the current station on the other side of Well Hall Road.[3]
Eltham Park station which opened 1 May 1908 was about 500 yards further east of the current station with its main entrance was adjacent to the London-bound platform and footpaths both to Westmount Road and Glenesk Road. An additional footpath linking the country-bound platform with Westmount Road was available at peak times.[3]
Both railway stations were closed and replaced by the current station which opened on 17 March 1985 when a section of the A2 - the Rochester Way Relief Road - opened. A bus station located on a raft over the A2 was opened at the same time.
The platforms and buildings of the disused Eltham Park station still survive. There is no trace of Eltham Well Hall station the site of which is west of Well Hall Road where the A2 passes under the railway.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 2tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross
- 2tph to London Cannon Street Weekdays (before 20:00) only
- 2tph to London Bridge Saturdays only
- 2tph to London Victoria via Denmark Hill
- 2tph to Barnehurst
- 4tph to Dartford
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Kidbrooke | Southeastern Bexleyheath Line |
Falconwood | ||
[edit] Incidents
- Eltham Well Hall rail crash in 1972
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ a b c Glasspool, David. "Eltham Park". http://www.kentrail.org.uk/Eltham%20Park.htm. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Eltham railway station |
- Train times and station information for Eltham railway station from National Rail
- Report on the Derailment that occurred on 11 June 1972 at Eltham (Well Hall) StationPDF (1.28 MB)
- Kent Rail article on Eltham Park station
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