Greenhithe railway station

51°27′2.29″N 0°16′44.33″E 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
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
2019/20	1.086 million
2020/21	0.265 million
2021/22	0.575 million
2022/23	0.689 million
2023/24	0.758 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Design

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The subway has been replaced by a bridge with stairs and lift access at both ends.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

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 Victoria via Bexleyheath
• 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, including trains to and from London Cannon Street 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

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

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.

External links

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