Charlton railway station

Charlton National Rail
Charlton is located in Greater London
Charlton
Charlton
Location of Charlton in Greater London
LocationCharlton
Local authorityRoyal Borough of Greenwich
Managed bySoutheastern
Station code(s)CTN
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2 (originally 3)[1]
AccessibleYes[2]
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Increase 1.709 million[3]
– interchange  Decrease 87,632[3]
2020–21Decrease 0.460 million[3]
– interchange Decrease 19,576[3]
2021–22Increase 1.073 million[3]
– interchange Increase 40,647[3]
2022–23Increase 1.169 million[3]
– interchange Increase 50,945[3]
2023–24Increase 1.173 million[3]
– interchange Decrease 28.059[3]
Key dates
30 July 1849[1]Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°29′13″N 0°01′56″E / 51.48686°N 0.03232°E / 51.48686; 0.03232
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Charlton railway station is a railway station in Charlton, Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is 7 miles 44 chains (12.2 km) measured from Charing Cross. The station is operated by Southeastern. Trains serving the station are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.

Charlton station is within walking distance of The Valley, home of Charlton Athletic F.C. It was first opened in 1849 by the South Eastern Railway on the North Kent Line and is close to the junction where the routes via Greenwich and Lewisham converge (the link from Greenwich and Maze Hill being completed in 1878).

  1. ^ a b Charlton railway station at Kentrail - David Glasspool - Retrieved 3 September 2007
  2. ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.