Slade Green railway station

{{Infobox London station

| name = Slade Green

| image_name = Slade Green Station - geograph.org.uk - 5361673.jpg

| manager = Southeastern

| fare_zone = 6

| locale = Slade Green

| borough = London Borough of Bexley

| events1 = Opened as Slades Green

| years1 = 1 July 1900

| events2 = Renamed Slade Green

| years2 = 21 September 1953Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley

| platforms = 2

| symbol = rail

| railcode = SGR

| railexits1920 = {{increase}} 0.990

| raillowint1920 = {{pad|1em}} {{decrease}} 54,602

| railexits2021 = {{decrease}} 0.371

| raillowint2021 = {{pad|1em}} {{decrease}} 22,930

| railexits2122 = {{increase}} 0.676

| raillowint2122 = {{pad|1em}} {{increase}} 42,625

| railexits2223 = {{increase}} 0.917

| raillowint2223 = {{pad|1em}} {{increase}} 47,496

| railexits2324 = {{increase}} 1.091

| raillowint2324 = {{pad|1em}} {{decrease}} 42,822

| access = yes

| access_note = {{citation step free south east rail}}

| coordinates = {{coord|51.4678|0.1904|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| dft_category = E

}}

Slade Green railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London, on the North Kent Line. It is {{convert|15|mi|30|chain|km|lk=in}} measured from {{rws|London Charing Cross}}.

The station was built in 1900 to serve the developing community. It opened as "Slades Green" and it was not until 1953 that this was changed to Slade Green. There was a level crossing across the tracks at the south end of the station but this and the signal box closed in November 1970 when the line was resignalled.http://www.kentrail.org.uk/slade_green_station.htm {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} As of 2019 the station and trains serving it are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

Services

Services at Slade Green are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using {{brc|376}}, {{brc|465|n}}, {{brc|466|n}}, {{brc|700|n}} and {{brc|707|n}} EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:{{NRtimes|June 2024|200, 201}}

2 tph to London Charing Cross
4 tph to London Cannon Street (2 of these run via {{stn|Greenwich}} and 2 run via {{stn|Lewisham}})
2 tph to {{stnlnk|Luton}} via Greenwich
2 tph to {{stnlnk|Barnehurst}}, returning to London Cannon Street via {{stnlnk|Bexleyheath}} and Lewisham
2 tph to {{stnlnk|Dartford}}
2 tph to {{stnlnk|Rainham|Kent}} via {{stnlnk|Chatham|Kent}}

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via {{stnlnk|Sidcup}} call at the station during the peak hours.

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Connections

London Buses routes 89, 99, 428 and night route N89 serve the station.

Future development

Studies by Crossrail Ltd. identified Gravesend as the preferred termination point.{{explain|date=September 2016}} However, the same studies found Slade Green station to be the outermost station with sufficient capacity to support Crossrail. Rail Freight studies seeking to extend traffic in the opposite direction, with a planned multi modal distribution centre between Slade Green and Dartford, meant that extending Crossrail beyond Slade Green would require additional tracks and possibly a viaduct. From 2009, the commuter route through Slade Green has been safeguarded for future Crossrail extensions.{{cite web|title=Update on Crossrail and the impact on Abbey Wood|url=http://democracy.bexley.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=22925|website=Bexley Council|publisher=Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee, February 2011|accessdate=10 September 2016}}

References

External links

{{TSGN and SE Stations|Abbey Wood=y|Sidcup=y|Bexleyheath=y|FCC None=y|SN None=y}}

Category:Railway stations in the London Borough of Bexley

Category:Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1900

Category:Railway stations served by Southeastern

Category:Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway