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Greenwich
Location
Place	Greenwich
Local authority	London Borough of Greenwich
Operations
Managed by	Southeastern (Pl. 1&2) Docklands Light Railway (Pl. 3&4)
Owned by	Network Rail (Pl. 1&2) Docklands Light Railway (Pl. 3&4)
Platforms in use	4
National Rail
Station code	GNW
Annual entry/exit	1.649 million **
Transport for London
Zone	2 and 3
History
Key dates	Opened 1836 DLR extension 1999
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
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Greenwich railway station is about 400 m southwest of the town centre of Greenwich, London, England. It is an interchange between National Rail trains between central London and Dartford (north Kent), and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) between Lewisham to the south and the Docklands area and the City of London north of the River Thames. It is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3. Tickets including either zone are valid.

Whilst Greenwich is the nearest National Rail station to the centre of Greenwich, Cutty Sark DLR station is more conveniently situated for the town centre, the National Maritime Museum, the former Greenwich Hospital, the covered market, and other tourist attractions.

East of the station, the Dartford line goes through a tunnel underneath the grounds of the National Maritime Museum, towards Maze Hill. Northwards, the DLR goes into a tunnel through Cutty Sark station and under the River Thames to emerge on the Isle of Dogs; in the opposite direction, it rises on a concrete viaduct to follow the River Ravensbourne upstream to Deptford Bridge and Lewisham.

Greenwich Station is 5.5 miles from Charing Cross - the milepost is on platform 1.

Preceding station		Docklands Light Railway		Following station
Cutty Sark towards Bank, Tower Gateway or Stratford		Docklands Light Railway		Deptford Bridge towards Lewisham
National Rail
Deptford		Southeastern Greenwich line		Maze Hill

Although the DLR is a recent addition, the National Rail line through Greenwich station is one of London's oldest - the London and Greenwich Railway is reputed to be the world's first suburban railway. It was designed by former army engineer George Landmann, and promoted by entrepreneur George Walter. Greenwich was linked by a massive brick-built railway viaduct with 878 arches, first to a station in Spa Road (Bermondsey), and later to London Bridge. The service opened on 8 February 1836 from Deptford, and on 29 December that year from Greenwich. Greenwich's handsome station building was designed by George Smith in 1840, making it one of the oldest station buildings in the world.

Difficulties in extending the railway over the lands owned by the Greenwich Hospital led to the station being bypassed for many years. Eventually the line was extended eastwards via a cut-and-cover tunnel towards Maze Hill. The link between Maze Hill and Greenwich opened on 1 February 1878.^[1][2]

The mainline platforms at Greenwich station

A mainline train at Greenwich station heading into Central London

DLR platforms looking east, with tunnel portal visible in the distance

DLR platforms looking west, with northbound train arriving

• Train times and station information for Greenwich station from National Rail

• Docklands Light Railway website - Greenwich station page

1. ^ http://rail.felgall.com/ser.htm SER Lines and Stations
2. ^ http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/february.htm#1 Greenwich Guide

Coordinates: 51°28′41.18″N, 0°0′53.65″W