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Greenwich
Greenwich
	Main station entrance
	Greenwich Location of Greenwich in Greater London
Location	Greenwich
Local authority	Royal Borough of Greenwich
Managed by	Southeastern; Docklands Light Railway
Owner	Network Rail; Docklands Light Railway
Station code(s)	GNW
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	2 and 3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2018	4.936 million
2019	4.855 million
2020	2.085 million
2021	2.725 million
2022	4.830 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2012–13	3.545 million
2013–14	3.568 million
2014–15	3.746 million
2015–16	3.675 million
2016–17	2.818 million
Key dates
24 December 1838	Opened
12 April 1840	Resited
11 January 1878	Resited
1999	DLR extension
Other information
External links	Departures; Layout; Facilities; Buses;
Coordinates	51°28′41″N 0°00′50″W / 51.4781°N 0.014°W
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Greenwich station is about 400 m south-west of the town centre, in London, England. It is an interchange between National Rail between central London and Dartford (north Kent), and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) between Lewisham to the south and Docklands and the City of London. It is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3.

It is the nearest National Rail station to the centre of Greenwich, but Cutty Sark DLR station is closer to the town centre and its tourist attractions.

East of the station the Dartford line goes through a tunnel underneath the grounds of the National Maritime Museum, towards Maze Hill. Northwards, the DLR goes into a tunnel through Cutty Sark station and under the River Thames to the Isle of Dogs; in the opposite direction, it rises on a concrete viaduct to follow the River Ravensbourne upstream to Deptford Bridge and Lewisham.

On the National Rail network, Greenwich is 3 miles 47 chains (5.8 km) measured from London Bridge.

Services

The typical National Rail off-peak service from the station is:

4tph (trains per hour) to London Cannon Street
2tph to Luton via London Bridge, St Pancras International, St Albans City and Luton Airport.
2tph to Slade Green, returning to London Cannon Street via Sidcup
2tph to Barnehurst, returning to London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath
2tph to Rainham via Dartford and Gravesend

The Docklands Light Railway operates 12 trains per hour northbound to Bank via Canary Wharf, and 12 trains per hour southbound to Lewisham. During morning peaks, some northbound services operate to Stratford.

Preceding station		Following station
Deptford	Southeastern Greenwich Line	Maze Hill
Deptford	Thameslink Thameslink	Maze Hill
Preceding station	DLR	Following station
Template:DLR stations toward Template:DLR stations	Template:DLR lines	Template:DLR stations toward Template:DLR stations

History

The National Rail line is one of London's oldest – the London and Greenwich Railway is reputed to be the world's first suburban railway. It was designed by former army engineer George Landmann, and promoted by entrepreneur George Walter. A massive brick viaduct with 878 arches was built to a station in Spa Road (Bermondsey), and later to London Bridge. The line opened on 8 February 1836 from Deptford, and on 24 December 1838 from a temporary station in Greenwich. Greenwich's handsome station building was designed by George Smith and opened in 1840, making it one of the oldest station buildings in the world.

Difficulties in extending the railway over land owned by the Greenwich Hospital led to the station remaining a terminus until the line was extended eastwards via a cut-and-cover tunnel towards Maze Hill, opening on 1 February 1878.^[10]^[11]

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) was extended to Lewisham via Greenwich in December 1999, the new platforms lying immediately to the south of the main-line station. At the eastern end, the DLR heads underground through the tunnel through Cutty Sark and under the River Thames.

Connections

London Buses routes 177 serve the station, routes 180, 199 and 386 serve nearby.^[12]

The Quietway 1 cycle route terminates at the station.

References

^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 109.
^ SER Lines and Stations
^ Greenwich Guide
^ Greenwich bus map Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20

External links

Docklands Light Railway website - Greenwich station page

[1] "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.

[2] "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.

[infobox_stats_ref_DLR_2018-3] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[infobox_stats_ref_DLR_2019-4] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[infobox_stats_ref_DLR_2020-5] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[infobox_stats_ref_DLR_2021-6] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

[infobox_stats_ref_DLR_2022-7] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[infobox_stats_ref_rail-8] "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

[9] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 109.

[10] SER Lines and Stations

[11] Greenwich Guide

[bus-12] Greenwich bus map Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20

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 *4tph (trains per hour) to {{stn|London Cannon Street}}
-*2tph to [[Luton railway station|Luton Town]] via [[London Bridge railway station|London Bridge]], [[St Pancras railway station|St Pancras International]], [[St Albans City railway station|St Albans City]] and [[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton Airport]].
+*2tph to [[Luton railway station|Luton]] via [[London Bridge railway station|London Bridge]], [[St Pancras railway station|St Pancras International]], [[St Albans City railway station|St Albans City]] and [[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton Airport]].
 *2tph to [[Slade Green railway station|Slade Green]], returning to [[Cannon Street railway station|London Cannon Street]] via [[Sidcup railway station|Sidcup]]
 *2tph to [[Barnehurst railway station|Barnehurst]], returning to London Cannon Street via [[Bexleyheath railway station|Bexleyheath]]