Charlton railway station

Charlton railway station is a railway station in Charlton, Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is 7 miles 44 chains (12.2 km) measured from Charing Cross. The station is operated by Southeastern. Trains serving the station are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.

For other uses, see Charlton railway station (disambiguation).

Charlton
Charlton
Location of Charlton in Greater London
LocationCharlton
Local authorityRoyal Borough of Greenwich
Managed bySoutheastern
Station codeCTN
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2 (originally 3) [1]
AccessibleYes[2]
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15 1.801 million[3]
– interchange  0.264 million[3]
2015–16 1.684 million[3]
– interchange  0.396 million[3]
2016–17 1.496 million[3]
– interchange  0.946 million[3]
2017–18 1.501 million[3]
– interchange  0.105 million[3]
2018–19 1.681 million[3]
– interchange  0.110 million[3]
Key dates
30 July 1849 [1]Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.48686°N 0.03232°E / 51.48686; 0.03232
 London transport portal

Charlton station is within walking distance of The Valley, home of Charlton Athletic F.C. It was first opened in 1849 by the South Eastern Railway on the North Kent Line and is close to the junction where the routes via Greenwich and Lewisham converge (the link from Greenwich and Maze Hill being completed in 1878).

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station per hour (tph) is:

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Westcombe Park   Thameslink
Thameslink		   Woolwich Arsenal
  Southeastern
Greenwich line		   Woolwich Dockyard
Blackheath   Southeastern
North Kent Line		  

Connections

London Buses routes 161, 177, 180, 380, 472, 486 and night route N1 serve the station.[4]

References
  1. Charlton railway station at Kentrail - David Glasspool - Accessed 3 September 2007
  2. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  3. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  4. "Buses from Charlton" (PDF). TfL. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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