Abbey Wood railway station

Abbey Wood National Rail Elizabeth Line
Station entrance seen in May 2022
Abbey Wood is located in Greater London
Abbey Wood
Abbey Wood
Location of Abbey Wood in Greater London
LocationAbbey Wood
Local authorityLondon Borough of Bexley and Royal Borough of Greenwich
Grid referenceTQ473789
Managed byTransport for London
Owner
Station code(s)ABW
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 3.769 million[2]
2019–20Increase 3.825 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 1.413 million[2]
2021–22Increase 2.638 million[2]
2022–23Increase 7.119 million[2]
Railway companies
Original companySouth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02)Crossrail station opened, South Eastern only
24 May 2022 (2022-05-24)Elizabeth line opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°29′28″N 0°07′17″E / 51.4910°N 0.1214°E / 51.4910; 0.1214
London transport portal

Abbey Wood is a National Rail station in Abbey Wood in southeast London, England. It is between Plumstead and Belvedere stations on the North Kent Line. It is 11 miles 43 chains (18.6 km) measured from London Charing Cross, with services to central London routed via Greenwich or Lewisham, and Elizabeth line services to Paddington and Reading via Canary Wharf and Liverpool Street. The station is managed by Transport for London with passenger services provided by Southeastern, Thameslink and the Elizabeth line.[3] It is the closest railway station to the suburb of Thamesmead, which is connected to the station by local buses. The station platforms are located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich with the station entrance in the London Borough of Bexley.

  1. ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ "Crossrail: Elizabeth line due to open on 24 May". BBC News. 4 May 2022.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search