Maze Hill railway station

Maze Hill

Maze Hill Location of Maze Hill in Greater London
Location	Maze Hill
Local authority	Greenwich
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	MZH
Number of platforms	2
Accessible
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.540 million
2005–06	0.565 million
2006–07	0.786 million
2007–08	0.838 million
2008–09	0.788 million
2009–10	0.795 million
1 January 1873	Opened
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External links	Departures • Layout
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Maze Hill railway station, in the Maze Hill area of Greenwich, London, is the closest railway station to Greenwich Park, being about two minutes walk from the north-east corner of the park.

The station lies at the eastern end of a tunnel underneath the grounds of the National Maritime Museum - itself only a 5-10 minute walk away through the park.

The station allows passengers to board west-bound trains to Greenwich and Deptford and then on to central London, and east-bound trains towards Dartford and north Kent.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 6tph (trains per hour) to London Cannon Street
• 2tph to Slade Green, returning to London Cannon Street via Sidcup
• 2tph to Slade Green
• 2tph to Dartford

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Greenwich		Southeastern Greenwich line		Westcombe Park

History

Maze Hill station opened in 1873 and for five years functioned as a terminus on a line linked to the North Kent Line just west of Charlton. On 1 February 1878 a cut-and-cover tunnel link between Greenwich and Maze Hill was opened, completing a through line for the London and Greenwich Railway to the North Kent Line.

In April 2002 the station was the scene of a fight between Charlton Athletic and Southampton football hooligans that became known as The Battle of Maze Hill.