Summary
Slade Green railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London, on the North Kent Line. It is 15 miles 30 chains (24.7 km) measured from London Charing Cross.
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| Location | Slade Green |
| Local authority | London Borough of Bexley |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | SGR |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  0.958 million[2] |
| – interchange | 59,126[2] |
| 2019–20 | 0.990 million[2] |
| – interchange |  54,602[2] |
| 2020–21 | 0.371 million[2] |
| – interchange | 22,930[2] |
| 2021–22 | 0.676 million[2] |
| – interchange | 42,625[2] |
| 2022–23 | 0.917 million[2] |
| – interchange | 47,496[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1900 | Opened as Slades Green |
| 21 September 1953[3] | Renamed Slade Green |
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| Coordinates | 51°28′04″N 0°11′25″E / 51.4678°N 0.1904°E |
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The station was built in 1900 to serve the developing community. It opened as "Slades Green" and it was not until 1953 that this was changed to Slade Green. There was a level crossing across the tracks at the south end of the station but this and the signal box closed in November 1970 when the line was resignalled.[4] As of 2019 the station and trains serving it are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.
Services edit
Services at Slade Green 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:[5]
- 4 tph to London Cannon Street (2 of these run via Greenwich and 2 run via Lewisham)
- 2 tph to Luton via Greenwich
- 2 tph to Barnehurst, returning to London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath and Lewisham
- 2 tph to Gravesend
- 2 tph to Rainham via Chatham
During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly circular service to and from London Cannon Street via Sidcup and Lewisham in the clockwise direction and via Greenwich in the anticlockwise direction.
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Connections edit
London Buses routes 89, 99, 428 and night route N89 serve the station.
Future development edit
Studies by Crossrail Ltd. identified Gravesend as the preferred termination point.[further explanation needed] However, the same studies found Slade Green station to be the outermost station with sufficient capacity to support Crossrail. Rail Freight studies seeking to extend traffic in the opposite direction, with a planned multi modal distribution centre between Slade Green and Dartford, meant that extending Crossrail beyond Slade Green would require additional tracks and possibly a viaduct. From 2009, the commuter route through Slade Green has been safeguarded for future Crossrail extensions.[6]
References edit
- ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
- ^ http://www.kentrail.org.uk/slade_green_station.htm [dead link]
- ^ Table 200, 201 National Rail timetable, December 2022
- ^ "Update on Crossrail and the impact on Abbey Wood". Bexley Council. Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee, February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Slade Green railway station from National Rail