Falconwood railway station
Falconwood railway station is situated in the suburb of Falconwood, London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line. It is 10 miles 27 chains (16.6 km) measured from London Charing Cross.[2] The station was opened much later than the remainder of the line, on 1 January 1936, to serve a growing area. A brick-built ticket office leads down to the cutting in which the station lies. Ticket barriers control access to the platforms.
Falconwood | |
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Falconwood Location of Falconwood in Greater London | |
Location | Falconwood |
Local authority | London Borough of Bexley |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Station code | FCN |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 4 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2015–16 | 1.112 million[1] |
2016–17 | 1.146 million[1] |
2017–18 | 1.112 million[1] |
2018–19 | 1.046 million[1] |
2019–20 | 1.006 million[1] |
Key dates | |
1 January 1936 | Opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
WGS84 | 51.4592°N 0.0799°E |
London transport portal |
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 2tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross.
- 2tph to London Cannon Street.
- 2tph to London Victoria via Denmark Hill.
- 2tph to Slade Green, continuing to London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich.
- 4tph to Dartford of which 2 continue to Gravesend.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Eltham | Southeastern Bexleyheath Line & Victoria-Gravesend Line |
Welling |
Connections
London Buses routes B15 and B16 serve the station.
References
- "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 5. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Falconwood railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Falconwood railway station from National Rail
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