Welling railway station
{{Short description|National Rail station in London, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox London station
| name = Welling
| image_name = Welling railway station, Greater London.jpg
| manager = Southeastern
| fare_zone = 4
| locale = Welling
| borough = London Borough of Bexley
| events1 = Opened
| years1 = 1 May 1895
| platforms = 2
| railexits1920 = {{decrease}} 2.403
| railexits2021 = {{decrease}} 0.638
| railexits2122 = {{increase}} 1.331
| railexits2223 = {{increase}} 1.382
| railexits2324 = {{increase}} 1.426
| railcode = WLI
| dft_category = C2
| access = yes
| access_note = {{cite web|url=http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/app/webroot/files/cache/Station%20Access%20Guide.pdf |title=Planning an accessible journey with Southeastern |publisher=Southeastern |date=May 2009 |access-date=2 January 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| coordinates = {{coord|51.4647|0.1017|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|symbol=rail
}}
Welling railway station is situated in Welling, part of the London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line, {{convert|11|mi|28|chain|km|1|lk=in}} from {{rws|London Charing Cross}}.{{cite book |last=Yonge |first=John |editor-last=Jacobs |editor-first=Gerald |title=Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL |edition=3rd |date=November 2008 |orig-year=1994 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=978-0-9549866-4-3 |at=map 5 }}
The station was opened with the line on 1 May 1895. The station is located in Station Road, just off Bellegrove Road (which becomes Welling High Street). This is one of the stations on the line with original buildings: the offices here are on the Up side of the station. There are ticket barriers to both entrances.
Services
All services at Welling are operated by Southeastern using {{brc|376}}, {{brc|465|n}}, {{brc|466|n}} and {{brc|707|n}} EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:{{NRtimes|May 2023|200}}
- 2 tph to {{stn|London Victoria}}
- 1 tph to London Charing Cross
- 2 tph to London Cannon Street
- 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Slade Green}}, continuing to London Cannon Street via {{stn|Woolwich Arsenal}} and {{stn|Greenwich}}
- 3 tph to {{stnlnk|Dartford}}
During the peak hours, the service between London Charing Cross and Dartford is increased to 2 tph in each direction.
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{{s-rail-national|previous=Falconwood|next=Bexleyheath|toc=Southeastern|route={{smalldiv|Bexleyheath Line}}}}
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Connections
London Buses routes 51, 89, 486, 624, 625, B15, B16 and night route N89 serve the station.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Welling railway station}}
{{stn art lnk|WLI|DA163JA}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090225170850/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/welling.website/ Welling Website]
{{Transport in London}}
{{TSGN and SE Stations|FCC None=y|SN None=y|Bexleyheath=y}}
Category:Railway stations in the London Borough of Bexley
Category:Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations