Greenhithe station, also known as Greenhithe for Bluewater, serves the small village in of Greenhithe in Kent and the nearby Bluewater shopping centre. Originally built in 1849, it was once just a small-town station serving a handful of commuters - but that all changed in 1999 with the arrival of Bluewater, which saw the station rebuilt to cope with a huge spike in passenger numbers. As well as welcoming eager shoppers, Greenhithe station ferries local commuters into London, with services to Charing Cross taking around 50 minutes. Eastbound services head into Kent, terminating at the historic river port of Gravesend, or at Gillingham on the Medway estuary. The vast majority of visitors to the town are heading to Bluewater, but for those who don't wish to shop 'til they drop, Greenhithe can also offer pleasant Thames-side walks and some fine historic buildings. Particularly notable is Ingress Abbey, a grand Jacobean mansion once owned by Edward III.
Greenhithe's small station concourse is home to a ticket counter and a kiosk selling drinks and snacks, and leads onto platform 2 (towards Kent). A footbridge with lifts leads to platform 1 (towards London). Both platforms each have bench seating and a customer help point, and you'll find accessible toilet facilities on platform 2. There is a bike rack outside the station in the adjoining car park.
Departing to | Train | Time | Platform | Status |
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to London Charing Cross | Southeastern | 05:44 | 1 | Late |
to Rainham (Kent) | Thameslink | 06:07 | On time | |
to Luton | Thameslink | 06:09 | 1 | On time |
to London Charing Cross | Southeastern | 06:13 | 1 | On time |
to Gravesend | Southeastern | 06:15 | 2 | On time |
Arriving from | Train | Time | Platform | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
from Gravesend | Southeastern | 05:43 | 1 | On time |
from Dartford | Thameslink | 06:06 | On time | |
from Rainham (Kent) | Thameslink | 06:08 | 1 | On time |
from Gravesend | Southeastern | 06:13 | 1 | On time |
from London Charing Cross | Southeastern | 06:15 | 2 | On time |