Charlton railway station

Charlton
Charlton
	Charlton Location of Charlton in Greater London
Location	Charlton
Local authority	Royal Borough of Greenwich
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code(s)	CTN
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2 (was 3)
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2012–13	1.683 million
– interchange	0.258 million
2013–14	1.714 million
– interchange	0.253 million
2014–15	1.801 million
– interchange	0.264 million
2015–16	1.684 million
– interchange	0.396 million
2016–17	1.496 million
– interchange	0.946 million
Key dates
30 July 1849	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures; Layout; Facilities; Buses;
Coordinates	51°29′13″N 0°01′56″E / 51.48686°N 0.03232°E
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Charlton railway station is a railway station in Charlton, Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is 7 miles 44 chains (12.2 km) measured from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.

Charlton station is within walking distance of The Valley, home of Charlton Athletic F.C. It was first opened in 1849 by the South Eastern Railway on the North Kent Line and is close to the junction where the routes via Greenwich and Lewisham converge (the link from Greenwich and Maze Hill being completed in 1878).

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

Preceding station		Following station
Blackheath	Southeastern North Kent Line	Woolwich Dockyard
Westcombe Park	Southeastern Greenwich Line	Woolwich Dockyard
Westcombe Park	Thameslink Thameslink	Woolwich Arsenal

^ ^a ^b Charlton railway station at Kentrail - David Glasspool - Accessed 3 September 2007
^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.