Westcombe Park railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Westcombe Park | ||
| Local authority | Greenwich | ||
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| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
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| Station code | WCB | ||
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0.501 million * | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 3 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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Westcombe Park station is in Greenwich, London, and is situated on the North Kent line connecting suburbs (eg: 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).
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.
Nearby bus services include the 286 between Eltham and Greenwich town centre, the 108 between Stratford and Lewisham (via the Millennium Dome), and the 422 between the Millennium Dome and Bexleyheath (via Woolwich).
[edit] History
The station was opened by the London and Greenwich Railway in 1879, the year after the through line from Greenwich to Maze Hill was finally completed. This connected the L&GR 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.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ http://rail.felgall.com/ser.htm SER Lines and Stations
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Westcombe Park railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Westcombe Park railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Maze Hill | Southeastern Greenwich line |
Charlton | ||
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| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
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