Charlton railway station
Charlton | |
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Location | Charlton |
Local authority | Royal Borough of Greenwich |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Station code(s) | CTN |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 2 (originally 3)[1] |
Accessible | Yes[2] |
Fare zone | 3 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2019–20 | 1.709 million[3] |
– interchange | 87,632[3] |
2020–21 | 0.460 million[3] |
– interchange | 19,576[3] |
2021–22 | 1.073 million[3] |
– interchange | 40,647[3] |
2022–23 | 1.169 million[3] |
– interchange | 50,945[3] |
2023–24 | 1.173 million[3] |
– interchange | 28,059[3] |
Key dates | |
30 July 1849[1] | Opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°29′13″N 0°01′56″E / 51.48686°N 0.03232°E |
London transport portal |
Charlton railway station is a railway station in Charlton, Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is 7 miles 44 chains (12.2 km) measured from Charing Cross. The station is operated by Southeastern. Trains serving the station are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.
Charlton station is within walking distance of The Valley, home of Charlton Athletic F.C. It was first opened in 1849 by the South Eastern Railway on the North Kent Line and is close to the junction where the routes via ‹See TfM›Greenwich and ‹See TfM›Lewisham converge (the link from Greenwich and Maze Hill being completed in 1878).
Services
[edit]Services at Charlton 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:[4]
- 4 tph to London Cannon Street (2 of these run via ‹See TfM›Greenwich and 2 run via ‹See TfM›Lewisham)
- 2 tph to Luton via Greenwich
- 2 tph to Barnehurst, returning to London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath and Lewisham
- 2 tph to Dartford
- 2 tph to Rainham via Chatham
Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via Sidcup call at the station during the peak hours.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Connections
[edit]London Buses routes 161, 177, 180, 472, 486 and night route N1 serve the station.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Charlton railway station at Kentrail - David Glasspool - Retrieved 3 September 2007
- ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Table 200, 201 National Rail timetable, June 2024
- ^ "Buses from Charlton" (PDF). TfL. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Charlton railway station from National Rail
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 3
- DfT Category D stations
- Railway stations in the Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- Charlton, London
- 1849 establishments in England
- Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway