Westcombe Park railway station

Westcombe Park
Westcombe Park
	Westcombe Park Location of Westcombe Park in Greater London
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
2014–15	1.121 million[2]
2015–16	0.979 million[2]
2016–17	0.786 million[2]
2017–18	0.734 million[2]
2018–19	0.987 million[2]
Key dates
1 May 1879	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures; Layout; Facilities; Buses;
WGS84	51.4842°N 0.0187°E
	London transport portal

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 miles 7 chains (8.2 km) down the line from London Bridge.

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:

4tph (trains per hour) to London Cannon Street
2tph to Luton via London Bridge, St Pancras International, St Albans City and Luton Airport.
2tph to Slade Green, returning to London Cannon Street via Sidcup
2tph to Barnehurst, returning to London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath
2tph to Rainham via Dartford and Gravesend

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Maze Hill		Southeastern Greenwich Line		Charlton
Maze Hill		Thameslink Thameslink		Charlton

Connections

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

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References

"London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
"Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
http://rail.felgall.com/ser.htm SER Lines and Stations

External links

Train times and station information for Westcombe Park railway station from National Rail

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[1] "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.

[infobox_stats_ref_rail-2] "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

[3] ttp://rail.felgall.com/ser.htm SER Lines and Stations