Westcombe Park railway station
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 Westcombe Park
Location of Westcombe Park in Greater London |
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| Location | Westcombe Park |
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| Local authority | Greenwich |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | WCB |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible |  [1] |
| Fare zone | 3 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 |  0.501 million[2] |
| 2005–06 | 0.528 million[2] |
| 2006–07 | 0.872 million[2] |
| 2007–08 | 0.919 million[2] |
| 2008–09 |  0.830 million[2] |
| 2009–10 | 0.811 million[2] |
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| 1 May 1879 | Opened |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
Coordinates: 51°29′03″N 0°01′07″E / 51.4842°N 0.0187°E
Westcombe Park station is in Greenwich, London, and is situated on the North Kent line connecting suburbs (e.g.: Deptford, Greenwich, Charlton, Woolwich, to Dartford, Kent) along the south side of the River Thames with central London stations (London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross).
The station lies at the northern end of a conservation area (Westcombe Park), 5–10 minutes walk down Westcombe Hill from the Blackheath Standard area of Blackheath. It is the closest station to Woodlands House (once the home of John Julius Angerstein and later an art gallery and history archives centre), and is also close to the southern approach to the Blackwall Tunnel, a notorious traffic bottleneck.
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[edit] 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
Nearby bus services include the 286 between Eltham and Greenwich town centre, the 108 between Stratford and Lewisham (via the Millennium Dome), and the 422 between the Millennium Dome and Bexleyheath (via Woolwich).
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Maze Hill | Southeastern Greenwich line |
Charlton | ||
[edit] History
The station was opened by the London and Greenwich Railway in 1879, the year after the through line from Greenwich to Maze Hill was finally completed. This connected the L&GR to the North Kent Line just west of Charlton. The section between Charlton and Maze Hill had opened in 1873, with Maze Hill functioning as a terminus until 1878.[3]
[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 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.
- ^ http://rail.felgall.com/ser.htm SER Lines and Stations
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Westcombe Park railway station |
- Train times and station information for Westcombe Park railway station from National Rail
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