Abbey Wood railway station
Abbey Wood | |
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Location | Abbey Wood |
Local authority | London Borough of Bexley and Royal Borough of Greenwich |
Grid reference | TQ473789 |
Managed by | Transport for London |
Owner | |
Station code | ABW |
South Eastern Railway | |
Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
2 March 2016 | Crossrail station opened, South Eastern only |
24 May 2022 | Elizabeth line opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°29′28″N 0°07′17″E / 51.4910°N 0.1214°E |
London transport portal |
Abbey Wood is a
History
It was opened on 30 July 1849 by the
During the 1860s William Morris famously used a decorated wagon to commute between this station and his new home at Red House, Bexleyheath, occasionally with his eccentric and artistic house guests.
The ticket office at Abbey Wood was APTIS-equipped by November 1986, making it one of the first stations with the ticketing system which was eventually found across the UK at all staffed British Rail stations by the end of the 1980s.[citation needed]
The station was to be served by the proposed
Elizabeth line
Abbey Wood is the terminus of one of two eastern branches of the Elizabeth line and offers interchange between terminating Elizabeth line services (at 12 trains per hour on new line) and existing Southeastern and Thameslink services.
The Elizabeth line provides a link north west to
Station buildings
The first station opened with the line in 1849 and was a typical South Eastern Railway brick building with metal platform shelters.
The station has been rebuilt twice over the past 50 years to cater for the changing nature of the area.[5] In 1987 a new station was constructed which, in 2014, was replaced by Network Rail with an interim station whilst the new Crossrail station was constructed. The new station opened on 23 October 2017.[6] It was designed by architects Fereday Pollard and includes step free interchange between platforms and bus connections with the Harrow Manorway, a dual carriageway which runs next to the ticket hall.[7]
Services
Southeastern and Thameslink
Services at Abbey Wood 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:[8]
- 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.
Elizabeth line
Elizabeth line services at Abbey Wood are operated using Class 345 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[9]
- 4 tph to Maidenhead of which 2 continue to Reading
- 4 tph to Heathrow Terminal 4
Additional services run to and from the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 12 tph in each direction.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Thameslink | ||||
Southeastern | ||||
Elizabeth line | ||||
Woolwich towards Reading or Heathrow Terminal 4
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Elizabeth line | Terminus | ||
Historical railways | ||||
South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
Connections
Various
Future
London Overground
An extension of the
Elizabeth line
As of 2021, there were proposals to extend some Elizabeth Line services further east to Gravesend and Hoo Junction; the route is safeguarded and would use one of the two terminating tracks at Abbey Wood and onto either existing National Rail tracks (upgraded for 25 kV AC overhead line electrification) or a separate 4-track line.[16] Another proposal is continuing Elizabeth line services to Ebbsfleet International along existing tracks, although those lines are congested and may delay the Elizabeth line services.[17][18]
References
- ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
- ^ Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "Crossrail: Elizabeth line due to open on 24 May". BBC News. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Boris Spins Another Cancellation". Boris Watch. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ David Glasspool (2007). "Abbey Wood". Kent Rail. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
- ^ "Abbey Wood's New Station Building Is Now Open". Crossrail Press Office. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Abbey Wood Station + Crossrail South East Spur". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Table 200, 201 National Rail timetable, December 2022
- ^ "Elizabeth Line Timetable: May 2023" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Buses from Abbey Wood" (PDF). TfL. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Thamesmead & Abbey Wood Extension". 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Barking Riverside extension".
- ^ "Improvements and Projects - Barking Riverside extension". Transport for London. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Workshops about the future of Thamesmead and Abbey Wood opened to public". News Shopper. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF - OAPF Transport Strategy - December 2019 Draft" (PDF). Greater London Authority. December 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Abbey Wood to Hoo Junction". Crossrail. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Crossrail, London". Railway Technology. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ Dave Arquati. "Crossrail". alwaystouchout.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
Bibliography
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1.
External links
- Train times and station information for Abbey Wood railway station from National Rail
- The remodelled exterior of Abbey Wood station Image at Crossrail, London
- fereday pollard
- marks barfield
- Abbey Wood station on navigable O.S. map