Greenhithe railway station

51°27′2.29″N 0°16′44.33″E / 51.4506361°N 0.2789806°E / 51.4506361; 0.2789806

Greenhithe
General information
Location	Greenhithe, Borough of Dartford England
Grid reference	TQ584748
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	GNH
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	30 July 1849
Passengers
2018/19	1.155 million
2019/20	1.086 million
2020/21	0.265 million
2021/22	0.575 million
2022/23	0.689 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

Train services are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

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. 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The subway has been replaced by a bridge with stairs and lift access at both ends.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

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]

• 2 tph to London Charing Cross via Sidcup
• 2 tph to London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and Lewisham
• 2 tph to Luton via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich
• 4 tph to Gravesend (2 of these run non-stop and 2 call at all stations)
• 2 tph to Rainham via Chatham

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stone Crossing		Southeastern North Kent Line		Swanscombe
		Thameslink North Kent Line

Connections

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

External links

London Charing Cross to GillinghamLondon Victoria to Ramsgate
via ChathamLondon Victoria to Dover
via ChathamLondon Victoria to Ashford
via Maidstone EastLondon St Pancras to Paris & Brussels
High Speed 1London Charing Cross to Dover
via TonbridgeLondon Charing Cross to HastingsLondon Bridge to UckfieldAshford to Ramsgate
via Canterbury WestDover to MargateRedhill–TonbridgeSittingbourne to Sheerness-on-SeaAshford to St Leonards
MarshlinkStrood to Paddock Wood
Medway Valley Line

Heritage railways

East Kent RailwayKent & East Sussex RailwayRomney, Hythe & Dymchurch RailwaySpa Valley Railway