Greenhithe railway station
Coordinates: 51°27′2.29″N 0°16′44.33″E / 51.4506361°N 0.2789806°E
Greenhithe  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Greenhithe |
| Local authority | Borough of Dartford |
| Grid reference | TQ584748 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GNH |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2009/10 |
 1.164 million |
| 2010/11 |
 1.183 million |
| 2011/12 |
1.189 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.178 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.169 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 30 July 1849 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Greenhithe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Greenhithe railway station (also known as Greenhithe for Bluewater) serves the village of Greenhithe in north Kent and Bluewater Shopping Centre. Train services are operated by Southeastern.
Design
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. The construction used a modular design developed by Network Rail that was first pioneered at Greenhithe 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The subway has been replaced by a bridge with stairs and lift access at both ends.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
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 2tph (trains per hour) to Charing Cross via Dartford, Woolwich Arsenal and Lewisham
- 2tph to Charing Cross via Dartford and Sidcup
- 2tph to Gravesend
- 2tph to Gillingham
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartford | Southeastern North Kent Line |
Gravesend | ||
| Stone Crossing | Southeastern Sidcup Line |
Swanscombe | ||
Fastrack
Frequent Fastrack shuttle bus services run between Greenhithe station and Bluewater. Similarly Fastrack provides a frequent service to Dartford, Ebbsfleet International and Gravesend.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greenhithe railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Greenhithe railway station from National Rail