Blackheath railway station

This article is about the station in London, England. For the station in Blackheath, New South Wales, see Blackheath railway station, New South Wales.

Blackheath

Blackheath Location of Blackheath in Greater London
Location	Blackheath
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code	BKH
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	1.980 million^[1]
2005–06	2.005 million^[1]
2006–07	2.740 million^[1]
2007–08	2.935 million^[1]
2008–09	2.779 million^[1]
2009–10	2.740 million^[1]
2010–11	2.864 million^[1]
2011–12	2.878 million^[1]
2012–13	2.929 million^[1]
2013–14	3.056 million^[1]
2014–15	3.226 million^[1]
Key dates
30 July 1849	Opened
Listed status
Listed feature	Blackheath Railway Station
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1358479^[2]
Added to list	12 March 1973
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°27′57″N 0°00′32″E / 51.4658°N 0.0089°E / 51.4658; 0.0089

Blackheath railway station is Grade II-listed and situated in the heart of Blackheath village in London at grid reference TQ39617600. The track passes through the village and is crossed by a road overbridge on which the station buildings stand.

View eastward, towards Dartford in 1962

Much of the original station, dating back at track level to 1849 and at ticket office level to 1879, remains. It was built using London Brick to a design by George Smith (who also built Greenwich station). At the "country" end of the platforms the lines separate to the North Kent and Bexleyheath Lines. The former passes through the mile-long (1.6 km) Blackheath Tunnel immediately after the junction; the latter through the shorter Kidbrooke Tunnel after a short cutting.

Blackheath's station has two platforms which are partially covered with a weather canopy. The downside platform has a disused platform face (bay platform) facing towards London, used in earlier days by commuter trains terminating here. Unusually, the track in the bay remains in situ, although it is now heavily overgrown and otherwise obstructed. The area to the north (now a car-park) was formerly an area of railway sidings, where commuter trains were stabled when not in use.

The bay platform used to come into its own when a circus was taking place on Blackheath. Many of the animals would arrive in train vans. The circus would then process through Blackheath Village on to the heath.

The station cannot be relied upon as a way of reaching Blackheath during November's traditional free firework show, as it normally closes early on that day for safety reasons. Conversely, in April, on the Sunday of the London Marathon, it is crucial in enabling athletes and their supporters to reach the starting line, as on that day bus services across the heath are usually suspended as roads are closed.

Blackheath Halls, run by Trinity College of Music, are close to the station.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

4tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross
2tph to London Cannon Street
2tph to London Victoria via Denmark Hill
2tph to Barnehurst then returning to London Cannon Street via Greenwich
4tph to Dartford
2tph to Gillingham (Kent) via Woolwich Arsenal

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Lewisham		Southeastern North Kent Line		Charlton
Lewisham		Southeastern Bexleyheath Line & Victoria - Dartford		Kidbrooke

Facilities

There is a car park directly behind the station and the other is situated across the road. Managed by the local authority, it has 205 spaces. Charges apply Monday to Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.^[3]

Connections

London Buses routes 54, 89, 108 and 202 and night route N89 serve the station.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1358479)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
↑ Lewisham Council

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Transport in London

Companies and
organisations

Transport for London	Air Line Buses East London Transit Night Buses Coach Station Cycle Hire Dial-a-Ride London Rail Docklands Light Railway London Overground TfL Rail Tramlink Crossrail (under construction) London River Services London Streets London Underground Night Tube Source London Taxi and Private Hire office

Bus operators	Abellio Arriva East Herts & Essex Arriva London Arriva Southern Counties CT Plus Go-Ahead London London Sovereign London United Metrobus Metroline Quality Line Stagecoach London Tower Transit Uno

River operators	Bateaux London City Cruises Crown River Cruises Livett's Launches Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company Thames Clippers Thames Executive Charters Thames River Services Westminster Passenger Services Association

Train operators	Abellio Greater Anglia Stansted Express c2c Caledonian Sleeper Chiltern Railways East Midlands Trains Eurostar Govia Thameslink Railway Gatwick Express Great Northern Southern Thameslink Grand Central Great Western Railway Heathrow Connect Heathrow Express Hull Trains London Midland London Overground Rail Operations South West Trains Southeastern TfL Rail Virgin Trains (West Coast) Virgin Trains East Coast

Other	Global Infrastructure Partners Heathrow Airport Holdings Port of London Authority

Airports

Within London	City Heathrow Private: Biggin Hill Damyns Hall London Heliport Military: Northolt

Outside London	Gatwick Luton Southend Stansted Proposed: Thames Estuary

Major stations

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)

Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road London Ringways North Circular Road South Circular Road

Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone

Ticketing

Other

Former BR sectors

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Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes

Southeastern routes serving this station

Metro via Bexleyheath	London Victoria Denmark Hill Peckham Rye Nunhead London Charing Cross London Waterloo East London Cannon Street London Bridge New Cross St Johns Lewisham Blackheath Kidbrooke Eltham Falconwood Welling Bexleyheath Barnehurst Slade Green Dartford

Metro via Abbey Wood	London Charing Cross London Waterloo East London Cannon Street London Bridge Deptford Greenwich Maze Hill Westcombe Park Lewisham Blackheath Charlton Woolwich Dockyard Woolwich Arsenal Plumstead Abbey Wood Belvedere Erith Slade Green Barnehurst Crayford Dartford Greenhithe Gravesend Higham Strood Rochester Chatham Gillingham

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

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