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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. It is 19 miles 69 chains (32.0 km) down the line from London Charing Cross.

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
2016/17	1.167 million
2017/18	1.138 million
2018/19	1.155 million
2019/20	1.086 million
2020/21	0.265 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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The subway has been replaced by a bridge with stairs and lift access at both ends.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 and 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

• 2 tph to London Charing Cross via Sidcup
• 2 tph to Luton via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich
• 2 tph to Gravesend
• 2 tph to Rainham via Chatham

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

• Train times and station information for Greenhithe railway station from National Rail

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