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Greenhithe railway station

Greenhithe railway station

Railway station in Kent, England


51°27′2.29″N 0°16′44.33″E

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Greenhithe railway station (also known as Greenhithe for Bluewater) serves the village of Greenhithe in north Kent and Bluewater Shopping Centre. It is 19 miles 69 chains (32 km) down the line from London Charing Cross.

Train services are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

Design

The new Greenhithe Station nearing completion

Before Bluewater was built Greenhithe station was just a small village station. The only access between the entrance and the London-bound platform was via a subway with no disabled access.

The station was rebuilt in 2008 to improve accessibility for disabled users and upgrade the station and ticketing facilities. This was a pioneering modular design by Network Rail, with Mitcham Eastfields and Corby later constructed in the same way.[1]

The subway has been replaced by a bridge with stairs and lift access at both ends. The new station entrance and booking hall lies directly between the bridge and the bus stop outside (see Fastrack below). Before the construction of this stop and its access road, buses had to stop some distance away downhill and passengers had to transfer via stairs and a footpath.

Services

Services at Greenhithe 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:[2]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

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Connections

Fastrack bus outside the new booking hall at Greenhithe.

The station is served by a bus station from which frequent buses run to surrounding destinations.

The station is served by the Fastrack routes A, AZ and B which provide regular connections to Dartford, Temple Hill, Bluewater, Ebbsfleet International and Gravesend.[3][4]

The station is also served by the Ensignbus route X80 which provides connections to Bluewater, Lakeside and Chafford Hundred.[5]


References

  1. "Modular station opens this month". Railway Gazette International. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012.
  2. Table 200, 201, 212 National Rail timetable, December 2023
  3. "Fastrack Network Map: August 2020". Arriva Southern Counties. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. "Route X80: Bluewater to Chafford Hundred". Ensignbus. Retrieved 23 December 2021.



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