Blackheath Hill
The site of the station in 2018
LocationGreenwich
Grid referenceTQ380767
OwnerLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Number of platforms2
Key dates
18 September 1871 (1871-09-18)Opened
1 January 1917 (1917-01-01)[1]Closed
Other information
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Blackheath Hill was a railway station between the Greenwich and Lewisham areas in south-east London. It was opened in 1871 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) on its Greenwich Park Branch Line. Blackheath Hill was at the end of the line until an extension to Greenwich Park opened in 1888.

The station closed in 1917 along with the rest of the line, owing to low usage and economy measures during World War I. The station building beside the A2 road was demolished in the mid-1980s, and the site has since been entirely built over. Whilst the building work was being undertaken the retaining wall and tunnel under the A2 were visible.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 81. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Blackheath Hill Station
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Lewisham Road   London, Chatham
& Dover Railway
Greenwich Park Branch Line 		  Greenwich Park

51°28′21″N 0°00′52″W / 51.47244°N 0.01445°W / 51.47244; -0.01445


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