Greenwich  | |
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.jpg) Main station entrance | |
  Greenwich Location of Greenwich in Greater London | |
| Location | Greenwich |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Greenwich |
| Managed by | Southeastern Docklands Light Railway |
| Owners | |
| Station code | GNW |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible | Yes[1][2] |
| Fare zone | 2 and3 |
| DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
| 2019 |  4.855 million[3] |
| 2020 | 2.085 million[4] |
| 2021 |  2.725 million[5] |
| 2022 | 4.830 million[6] |
| 2023 | 5.330 million[7] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 | 0.867 million[8] |
| 2021–22 | 2.061 million[8] |
| 2022–23 | 2.367 million[8] |
| 2023–24 | 2.140 million[8] |
| 2024–25 | 2.439 million[8] |
| Key dates | |
| 24 December 1838 | Opened |
| 12 April 1840 | Resited |
| 11 January 1878 | Resited[9] |
| 20 November 1999 | DLR extension |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°28′41″N0°00′50″W / 51.4781°N 0.014°W /51.4781; -0.014 |
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| Designations | |
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Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Greenwich Station (Incorporating No. 187) |
| Designated | 8 June 1973; 52 years ago (1973-06-08) |
| Reference no. | 1290851 |
Greenwich station is about 400 m south-west of the district centre, inLondon,England. It is aninterchange betweenNational Rail between central London andDartford (northKent), and theDocklands Light Railway (DLR) betweenLewisham to the south andDocklands and theCity of London. It is inLondon fare zone 2 and3.
It is the nearest National Rail station to the centre of Greenwich, butCutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich DLR station is closer to the town centre and its tourist attractions.
The station building is Grade IIlisted.[10]
East of the station the Dartford line goes through a tunnel underneath the grounds of theNational Maritime Museum, towardsMaze Hill. Northwards, the DLR goes into a tunnel through Cutty Sark station and under theRiver Thames to theIsle of Dogs; in the opposite direction, it rises on aconcreteviaduct to follow theRiver Ravensbourne upstream toDeptford Bridge andLewisham.
On the National Rail network, Greenwich is 3 miles 47 chains (5.8 km) measured fromLondon Bridge.
National Rail services at Greenwich are operated bySoutheastern andThameslink usingClass 376,465,466,700 and707EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[11]
Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street viaSidcup call at the station during the peak hours.
The typical off-peak DLR service in trains per hour from Greenwich is:[12]
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 22 tph in each direction, with up to 8 tph during the peak hours running to and fromStratford instead of Bank.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich | Docklands Light Railway | Deptford Bridge towardsLewisham | ||
The National Rail line is one of London's oldest – theLondon and Greenwich Railway is reputed to be the world's first suburban railway. It was designed by former army engineerGeorge Landmann, and promoted by entrepreneurGeorge Walter. A massive brickviaduct with 878 arches was built to a station inSpa Road (Bermondsey), and later toLondon Bridge. The line opened on 8 February 1836 fromDeptford, and on 24 December 1838 from a temporary station in Greenwich. Greenwich's station building was designed byGeorge Smith and opened in 1840, making it one of the oldest station buildings in the world.
TheSouth Eastern Railway (SER) leased the Greenwich branch from 1 January 1845.
The South Eastern and Chatham Railway was formed on 1 January 1899 and as such took over operation of the station. The SER andLondon Chatham and Dover Railway formed a "management committee" comprising the directors of both companies and merged the two companies' operations both of which were on the brink of bankruptcy forced by years of bitter competition.
Up to this point the four tracks through the station (two of which had platforms, two of which did not) terminated at a sector plate which is a traverser that rotates around a pivot that is not at the centre and therefore cannot rotate through 360˚. This saves space and means locomotives can be transferred from one track to another. The original railway company's board room was located at that end of the station behind the sector plate. Both of these features were removed when the line was extended towards Maze Hill.[13]
Difficulties in extending the railway over land owned by theGreenwich Hospital led to the station remaining a terminus until the line was extended eastwards via acut-and-cover tunnel towardsMaze Hill, opening on 1 February 1878.[14][15]
The Southern Railway took over operation of the station following the grouping of 1923.
Up until 1924 there had been two platform tracks and two tracks between them allowing overtaking moves. This facility was removed (possibly in preparation from the forthcoming electrification) and the empty space between the two platforms remained until the arrival of the Docklands Light Railway at the station in 1999.[16]
Two years later following electrification works, a limited service worked by Electric Multiple Units commenced on 10 May 1926 with the full service commencing 19 July. The lines were electrified to the 750v DC system.[17]
Following nationalisation, operation of the station passed to theSouthern Region of British Railways on 1 January 1948.
TheDocklands Light Railway (DLR) was extended toLewisham via Greenwich on 20 November 1999, the new platforms lying immediately to the south of the main-line station, occupying the space originally used by the up main line platform, which was itself relocated into the space left 75 years earlier by the removal of the through lines. At the eastern end, the DLR heads underground through a tunnel throughCutty Sark and under the River Thames.
London Buses routes129,177,199,386, and night routeN199 serve the station.[18] TheQuietway 1 cycle route terminates at the station.
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