Eltham railway station
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Eltham railway station is a railway station in Eltham
Eltham, London
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, in the London Borough of Greenwich
London Borough of Greenwich
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 and on the Bexleyheath Line
Bexleyheath Line
The Bexleyheath Line runs for 8 miles from Blackheath to Dartford in Kent operating between the North Kent Line just to the east of Blackheath station and to the same line south of Slade Green in Dartford.-History:...

. The station and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern
Southeastern (train operating company)
London & South Eastern Railway Limited, trading as Southeastern is a train operating company in south-east England. On 1 April 2006 it became the franchisee for the new Integrated Kent Franchise , replacing the publicly owned South Eastern Trains on the former South East Franchise...

. It is in Travelcard Zone 4
Travelcard Zone 4
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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 200 metres to the west of the current station on the other side of Well Hall Road.

Eltham Park station which opened 1 May 1908 was about 500 yards further east of the current station with its main entrance was 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.

Both railway stations were closed and replaced by the current station which opened on 17 March 1985 when a section of the A2
A2 road (Great Britain)
The A2 is a major road in southern England, connecting London with the English Channel port of Dover in Kent. This route has always been of importance as a connection between the British capital of London and sea trade routes to Continental Europe...

 - 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 disused Eltham Park station still survive. 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.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:
  • 2tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross
    Charing Cross railway station
    Charing Cross railway station, also known as London Charing Cross, is a central London railway terminus in the City of Westminster, England. It is one of 18 stations managed by Network Rail, and trains serving it are operated by Southeastern...

  • 2tph to London Cannon Street Weekdays (before 20:00) only
  • 2tph to London Bridge Saturdays only
  • 2tph to London Victoria via Denmark Hill
    Denmark Hill railway station
    Denmark Hill railway station is a railway station in the London Borough of Southwark in London, England, on the Inner South London Line. The station is managed by Southeastern and is served by trains of that company and Southern. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. It is located on Champion Park in the...

  • 2tph to
  • 4tph to Dartford
    Dartford railway station
    Dartford railway station serves the town of Dartford in Kent, England. All train services from the station are operated by Southeastern, which also manages the station...


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