Greenwich station

This article is about the station in London. For the station in Connecticut, see Greenwich (Metro-North station).

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	GNW
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	2 and 3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2007–08	4.131 million
2008–09	3.598 million
2010–11	3.812 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	1.649 million
2005–06	1.702 million
2006–07	2.446 million
2007–08	2.701 million
2008–09	2.937 million
2009–10	3.045 million
2010–11	3.257 million
2011–12	3.481 million
2012–13	3.545 million
2013–14	3.568 million
Key dates
24 December 1838	Opened
12 April 1840	Resited
11 January 1878	Resited
1999	DLR extension
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
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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 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. There used to be additional peak hour trains operating to and from London Charing Cross during rush hour, but ended in 2014 due to Thameslink Programme at London Bridge.

The station is 5½ miles from Charing Cross – the milepost is on platform 1.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

Southeastern

Westbound:

• 6 to London Cannon Street

Eastbound:

• 4 to Slade Green, of which 2 return to Cannon Street via Sidcup
• 2 to Dartford

DLR

• 12 to Bank via Canary Wharf
• 12 to Lewisham

Preceding station		DLR		Following station
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich towards Bank, Tower Gateway or Stratford		Docklands Light Railway		Deptford Bridge towards Lewisham
	National Rail
Deptford		Southeastern Greenwich line		Maze Hill

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 29 December that year from Greenwich. Greenwich's handsome station building was designed by George Smith 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 being bypassed by through trains, but the line was extended eastwards via a cut-and-cover tunnel towards Maze Hill, opening on 1 February 1878.

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.

External links

• Docklands Light Railway website - Greenwich station page