Westcombe Park railway station
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Location of Westcombe Park in Greater London
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Location | Westcombe Park |
Local authority | Greenwich |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Station code | WCB |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Accessible | Yes [1] |
Fare zone | 3 |
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] |
2010–11 | 0.944 million[2] |
2011–12 | 0.983 million[2] |
2012–13 | 1.005 million[2] |
2013–14 | 1.055 million[2] |
Key dates | |
1 May 1879 | Opened |
Other information | |
Lists of stations | |
External links | |
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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).
History
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
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
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
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Maze Hill | Southeastern Greenwich line |
Charlton |
Connections
London Buses routes 108, 286 and 422 serve the station.
References
External links
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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- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 3
- London stations without latest usage statistics 1415
- DfT Category D stations
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- Railway stations in Greenwich
- Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
- Railway stations opened in 1879
- Railway stations served by Southeastern