Eltham railway station

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Eltham National Rail
Eltham
Location of Eltham in Greater London
Location Eltham
Local authority Royal Borough of Greenwich
Managed by Southeastern
Station code ELW
DfT category C2
Number of platforms 2
Accessible Yes [1]
Fare zone 4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05 Increase 1.773 million[2]
2005–06 Decrease 1.731 million[2]
2006–07 Increase 2.146 million[2]
2007–08 Increase 2.299 million[2]
2008–09 Decrease 2.174 million[2]
2009–10 Decrease 2.066 million[2]
2010–11 Increase 2.139 million[2]
2011–12 Increase 2.162 million[2]
2012–13 Increase 2.258 million[2]
2013–14 Increase 2.424 million[2]
Key dates
17 March 1985 Opened
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
London Transport portal
UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°27′20″N 0°03′05″E / 51.4555°N 0.0515°E / 51.4555; 0.0515

Eltham railway station is a station in Eltham, South East London within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station is operated by Southeastern. The station has two platforms, platform 1 for services to Central London and platform 2 for Dartford and Barnehurst.

History

Until 1985 there were two railway stations in Eltham on the Bexleyheath Line.

Eltham Well Hall (originally just 'Well Hall') which opened on 1 May 1895 was about 220 yards (200 m) to the west of the current station on the other side of Well Hall Road.[3]

Eltham Park station which opened 1 May 1908 was about 500 yards (460 m) further east of the current station with its main entrance adjacent to the London-bound platform and footpaths both to Westmount Road and Glenesk Road. An additional footpath linking the country-bound platform with Westmount Road was available at peak times.[3]

Both railway stations were closed and replaced by the current station which opened by British Rail on 17 March 1985 when a section of the A2 - the Rochester Way Relief Road - opened. A bus station located on a raft over the A2 was opened at the same time.

The platforms and buildings of the abandoned Eltham Park station still exist. There is no trace of Eltham Well Hall station the site of which is west of Well Hall Road where the A2 passes under the railway.

Accidents

In 1972 a train derailed Eltham Well Hall rail crash on the curve immediately west of Eltham Well Hall station (closed in 1985).

Location

The station is located on Well Hall Road, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from Eltham High Street.

Buses

Eltham station is served by several Transport for London bus routes, the 132, 161, 162, 233, 286 and 314. These connect the station with Bexley, Bromley, Blackfen, Chislehurst, Greenwich, Mottingham, New Addington, New Eltham, Sidcup, Swanley and Woolwich.

Services

All trains are operated by Southeastern.

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Kidbrooke   Southeastern
Bexleyheath Line
& Victoria - Dartford
  Falconwood

References

  1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. 1 2 Glasspool, David. "Eltham Park". Retrieved 30 July 2007.

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