- Woolwich Arsenal railway station
London stations
name = Woolwich Arsenal
manager = Southeastern
zone = 4
locale =Woolwich
borough = Greenwich
start = 1 November 1849
platforms = 2
latitude = 51.490
longitude = 0.069
railexits0405 = 2.031
railexits0506 = 2.091
railcode = WWAWoolwich Arsenal station is a
railway station located inWoolwich in theLondon Borough of Greenwich . The station facesGeneral Gordon Square.History
The station was rebuilt in 1996 to a modern design in steel and glass. It has a circular theme, quite different from what existed before. The previous building opened in 1906 was a
London brick -built structure, very typical of southeast London. This had superseded an original 1849 building.Platforms
The station consists of two platforms. The up platform for
London has a refreshment facility. The down platform serves trains going east, towards north Kent, via Plumstead, Abbey Wood and Slade Green.Services
The station is on the
North Kent Line which connects central and south eastLondon with Dartford andMedway . Typical journey times toLondon are in the region of 30 minutes.Future plans
Docklands Light Railway
Transport for London are currently constructing an extension of the London City Airport branch of theDocklands Light Railway from its current terminus at King George V to Woolwich Arsenal. [ [http://developments.dlr.co.uk/extensions/woolwich/ TFL - DLR Woolwich Extension] ] Due to the technical challenges of boring a tunnel under the Thames, the plan is not expected to be completed until 2009. Work started in December 2005 when the extension to King George V was complete.During the
2012 Olympic Games the station will be used by spectators to journey to the shooting events being held at the nearbyRoyal Artillery Barracks . DLR trains from the station will connect directly to theLondon Olympic Park atStratford International .Crossrail
A new
Crossrail station will be opened in Woolwich after a vigorous campaign to include it in the scheme run by Greenwich council and Berkeley Homes.Woolwich railway station will be located around 200m north of Woolwich Arsenal station on the north side of the A206.
Future ArrangementReferences
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