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'''Greenhithe railway station''' (also known as '''Greenhithe for Bluewater''') serves the village of [[Greenhithe, Kent|Greenhithe]] in north [[Kent]] and [[Bluewater Shopping Centre]]. It is {{convert|19|mi|69|chain|km|0}} down the line from {{stn|London Charing Cross}}. All services are operated by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] and [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]].
{{Infobox GB station
{{Infobox station
| name = Greenhithe
| symbol = rail
| name = Greenhithe
| code = GNH
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image_name = Greenhithe Railway Station, Kent, England - April 2009.jpg
| image = Greenhithe Railway Station, Kent, England - April 2009.jpg
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| manager = [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]]
| locale = [[Greenhithe]]
| borough = [[Greenhithe, Kent|Greenhithe]], [[Borough of Dartford]]
| borough = [[Borough of Dartford]]
| country = England
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
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| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TQ584748|25|TQ584748}}
| usage0506 = {{increase}} 0.770
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| manager = [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]]
| usage0607 = {{increase}} 0.860
| usage0708 = {{increase}} 1.137
| platforms = 2
| code = GNH
| usage0809 = {{increase}} 1.202
| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] E
| usage0910 = {{decrease}} 1.164
| usage1011 = {{increase}} 1.183 -->
| opened = 30 July 1849
| mpassengers =
| usage1112 = {{increase}} 1.189
| usage1213 = {{decrease}} 1.178
<!-- {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2017/18 |passengers={{decrease}} 1.138 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2018/19 |passengers={{increase}} 1.155 million}} -->
| usage1314 = {{decrease}} 1.169
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 1.086 million}}
| usage1415 = {{increase}} 1.196
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.265 million}}
| usage1516 = {{increase}} 1.212
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.575 million}}
| platforms = 2
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.689 million}}
| start = 30 July 1849
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 0.758 million}}
| gridref = TQ584748

| dft_category = E
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
}}
}}
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'''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 (train operating company)|Southeastern]].


==Design==
==Design==
[[File:Greenhithe Station - geograph.org.uk - 918595.jpg|thumb|left| The new Greenhithe Station is nearing completion]]
[[File:Greenhithe Station - geograph.org.uk - 918595.jpg|thumb|left| The new Greenhithe Station nearing completion]]
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.
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 {{stnlnk|Mitcham Eastfields}} and {{stnlnk|Corby}} later constructed in the same way.<ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//modular-station-opens-this-month.html Modular station opens this month], ''[[Railway Gazette International]]''</ref>
The station was rebuilt in 2008 to improve accessibility for disabled users and upgrade the station and ticketing facilities. This was a pioneering modular design by [[Network Rail]], with {{stnlnk|Mitcham Eastfields}} and {{stnlnk|Corby}} later constructed in the same way.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//modular-station-opens-this-month.html| title=Modular station opens this month| date=1 May 2008| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415002104/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/modular-station-opens-this-month.html| archivedate=15 April 2012| website=Railway Gazette International}}</ref>


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.
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==
==Services==
Services at Greenhithe are operated by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] and [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]] using {{brc|376}}, {{brc|465|n}}, {{brc|466|n}}, {{brc|700|n}} and {{brc|707|n}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].


The typical off-peak service from the station is:
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|June 2024|200, 201, 212}}</ref>
* 2 tph to [[Charing Cross railway station|London Charing Cross]] via {{stnlnk|Sidcup}}
* 2 tph to {{stn|London Victoria}} via {{stnlnk|Bexleyheath}}
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Luton}} via {{stn|Woolwich Arsenal}} and {{stn|Greenwich}}
* 4 tph to {{stnlnk|Gravesend}} (2 of these run non-stop and 2 call at all stations)
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* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Rainham|Kent}} via {{stnlnk|Chatham|Kent}}


Additional services, including trains to and from [[Cannon Street station|London Cannon Street]] call at the station during the peak hours.
*2tph (trains per hour) to {{stnlnk|Charing Cross}} via {{stnlnk|Dartford}}, {{stnlnk|Woolwich Arsenal}} and [[Lewisham station|Lewisham]]
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*2tph to {{stnlnk|Charing Cross}} via {{stnlnk|Dartford}} and {{stnlnk|Sidcup}}
*2tph to {{stnlnk|Gravesend}}
*2tph to [[Gillingham (Kent) railway station|Gillingham]]


{{rail start}}
{{rail start}}
{{rail line|previous=[[Dartford railway station|Dartford]]|next=[[Gravesend railway station|Gravesend]]|route=[[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]]<br><small>[[North Kent Line]]</small> |col={{SE colour}} }}
{{s-rail-national|rows1=2|rows2=2|previous=Stone Crossing|next=Swanscombe|toc=Southeastern|route={{smalldiv|[[North Kent Line]]}}}}
{{rail line|previous=[[Stone Crossing railway station|Stone Crossing]]|next=[[Swanscombe railway station|Swanscombe]]|route=[[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]]<br><small>[[North Kent Line|Sidcup Line]]</small> |col={{SE colour}} }}
{{s-rail-national|hide1=yes|hide2=yes|previous=Stone Crossing|next=Swanscombe|toc=Thameslink|route={{smalldiv|[[North Kent Line]]}}}}
{{s-end}}
{{end}}


==Fastrack==
==Connections==
[[File:GreenhitheStationFastrack5310.JPG|thumb|right|[[Fastrack (bus)|Fastrack]] bus outside the new booking hall at Greenhithe.]]
[[File:GreenhitheStationFastrack5310.JPG|thumb|right|[[Fastrack (bus)|Fastrack]] bus outside the new booking hall at Greenhithe.]]

Frequent [[Fastrack (bus)|Fastrack]] shuttle bus services run between Greenhithe station and [[Bluewater Shopping Centre|Bluewater]]. Similarly [[Fastrack (bus)|Fastrack]] provides a frequent service to [[Dartford]], {{stnlnk|Ebbsfleet International}} and [[Gravesend, Kent|Gravesend]].
The station is served by a bus station from which frequent buses run to surrounding destinations.

The station is served by the [[Fastrack (bus)|Fastrack]] routes A, AZ and B which provide regular connections to [[Dartford]], [[Temple Hill, Kent|Temple Hill]], [[Bluewater Shopping Centre|Bluewater]], {{stnlnk|Ebbsfleet International}} and [[Gravesend]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn1-originals.webdamdb.com/13953_110328695?cache=1598617403&response-content-disposition=inline;filename%253DJ12962%20Fastrack%20map%20AW.pdf&response-content-type=application/pdf&Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiaHR0cCo6Ly9jZG4xLW9yaWdpbmFscy53ZWJkYW1kYi5jb20vMTM5NTNfMTEwMzI4Njk1P2NhY2hlPTE1OTg2MTc0MDMmcmVzcG9uc2UtY29udGVudC1kaXNwb3NpdGlvbj1pbmxpbmU7ZmlsZW5hbWUlMjUzREoxMjk2MiUyMEZhc3RyYWNrJTIwbWFwJTIwQVcucGRmJnJlc3BvbnNlLWNvbnRlbnQtdHlwZT1hcHBsaWNhdGlvbi9wZGYiLCJDb25kaXRpb24iOnsiRGF0ZUxlc3NUaGFuIjp7IkFXUzpFcG9jaFRpbWUiOjIxNDc0MTQ0MDB9fX1dfQ__&Signature=nDOIu6-FL7c~gSGnfW-uuAPnRk~DJdgk9MjFutRjNTJHpzNmldmTkDuj1FfwTFEcRlyuBGMPufQf72khUlaxjlalqTqQepxurpWVqReJYJBaIc2vUgNYShzB4aY4LXqy6NMUGhLjZoPvVoUV8jZzXssiNImyEHlctwrVTIj62p-qv3ZqK8C7udV-L-UbZfegUx57ygxf05xIit2vgdYJdUb1VJ2Vtm1LaGoOYueQ4uIiwQb7MQZho1Zl~agv7iyz2qQJqu2Lnz0mtr5ag7eoTbXzx7BmuHa2~GBcYvNLRnHWrChcGMvLcZmgdzmPf3w20YJXKB0X1IrXXcZCckMRCg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAI2ASI2IOLRFF2RHA|title=Fastrack Network Map: August 2020|work=Arriva Southern Counties|access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.go-coach.co.uk/Timetable?routetype=1&routeId=181|title=Fastrack AZ: Dartford to Gravesend via Amazon LCY3|work=[[Go-Coach]]|access-date=23 December 2021|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821095744/https://www.go-coach.co.uk/Timetable?routetype=1&routeId=181|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The station is also served by the [[Ensignbus]] route X80 which provides connections to Bluewater, [[Lakeside Shopping Centre|Lakeside]] and {{stnlnk|Chafford Hundred}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ensignbus.com/route-x80.html|title=Route X80: Bluewater to Chafford Hundred|work=Ensignbus|access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Railway stations in Kent]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kent]]
[[Category:Transport in Dartford]]
[[Category:DfT Category E stations]]
[[Category:Transport in the Borough of Dartford]]
[[Category:Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations]]
[[Category:Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1849]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Southeastern]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Southeastern]]
[[Category:Greenhithe|Railway station]]
[[Category:Greenhithe|Railway station]]
[[Category:1849 establishments in England]]
[[Category:1849 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway]]




Latest revision as of 11:54, 23 November 2024

51°27′2.29″N 0°16′44.33″E / 51.4506361°N 0.2789806°E / 51.4506361; 0.2789806 Greenhithe railway station (also known as Greenhithe for Bluewater) serves the village of Greenhithe in north Kent and Bluewater Shopping Centre. It is 19 miles 69 chains (32 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. All services are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

Greenhithe
National Rail
General information
LocationGreenhithe, Borough of Dartford
England
Grid referenceTQ584748
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGNH
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened30 July 1849
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 1.086 million
2020/21Decrease 0.265 million
2021/22Increase 0.575 million
2022/23Increase 0.689 million
2023/24Increase 0.758 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Design

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The new Greenhithe Station nearing completion

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. This was a pioneering modular design by Network Rail, 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

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Services at Greenhithe 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:[2]

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Thameslink

Connections

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Fastrack bus outside the new booking hall at Greenhithe.

The station is served by a bus station from which frequent buses run to surrounding destinations.

The station is served by the Fastrack routes A, AZ and B which provide regular connections to Dartford, Temple Hill, Bluewater, Ebbsfleet International and Gravesend.[3][4]

The station is also served by the Ensignbus route X80 which provides connections to Bluewater, Lakeside and Chafford Hundred.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Modular station opens this month". Railway Gazette International. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012.
  2. ^ Table 200, 201, 212 National Rail timetable, June 2024
  3. ^ "Fastrack Network Map: August 2020". Arriva Southern Counties. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Fastrack AZ: Dartford to Gravesend via Amazon LCY3". Go-Coach. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Route X80: Bluewater to Chafford Hundred". Ensignbus. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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