Hither Green railway station

Hither Green National Rail
Hither Green is located in Greater London
Hither Green
Hither Green
Location of Hither Green in Greater London
LocationHither Green
Local authorityLondon Borough of Lewisham
Managed bySoutheastern
Station code(s)HGR
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms6
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 3.332 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 0.561 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.833 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 0.126 million[1]
2021–22Increase 1.959 million[1]
– interchange Increase 0.298 million[1]
2022–23Increase 2.440 million[1]
– interchange Increase 0.438 million[1]
2023–24Increase 2.689 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 0.415 million[1]
Key dates
1 June 1895Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°27′07″N 0°00′03″W / 51.4519°N 0.0008°W / 51.4519; -0.0008
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Hither Green is a railway station located in Hither Green in the London Borough of Lewisham, south-east London. It is 7 miles 16 chains (11.6 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Lewisham and either Grove Park or Lee depending on the route.

It is a busy commuter station with services to several London termini (Cannon Street, Charing Cross and London Bridge) and destinations to other parts of south-east London and the south-east of England (Orpington and Sevenoaks on the South Eastern Main Line, and Dartford and Gravesend on the Dartford Loop Line).

It is in Travelcard Zone 3 and very close to Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot (TMD), Grove Park Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot, and Grove Park Safety Training Centre. The station straddles the Prime Meridian, which is marked across the roof of the pedestrian tunnel forming the main entrance.

The station and all trains are operated by Southeastern.

  1. ^ 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.