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Westcombe Park railway station

Coordinates: 51°29′03″N 0°01′07″E / 51.4842°N 0.0187°E / 51.4842; 0.0187
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Westcombe Park National Rail
Westcombe Park is located in Greater London
Westcombe Park
Westcombe Park
Location of Westcombe Park in Greater London
LocationWestcombe Park
Local authorityGreenwich
Managed bySoutheastern
Station code(s)WCB
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 0.987 million[2]
2019–20Increase 1.063 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.231 million[2]
2021–22Increase 0.611 million[2]
2022–23Increase 0.816 million[2]
Key dates
1 May 1879Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°29′03″N 0°01′07″E / 51.4842°N 0.0187°E / 51.4842; 0.0187
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Westcombe Park station is in Greenwich, London, and is situated on the Greenwich 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).

It is 5 mileschains (8.2 km) down the line from London Bridge.

History

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The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1879, the year after the through line from Greenwich to Maze Hill was finally completed. This connected the original London and Greenwich Railway 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]

Location

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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.

Services

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Services at Westcombe Park are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 376, 465, 466, 700 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via Sidcup call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Thameslink
Southeastern

Connections

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London Buses routes 108, 286, 335 and 422 serve the station.

References

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  1. ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ http://rail.felgall.com/ser.htm SER Lines and Stations
  4. ^ Table 200, 201 National Rail timetable, June 2024
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