Spa Road railway station
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Spa Road railway station in Bermondsey
, south-east London
was the original terminus of the capital's first railway, the London and Greenwich Railway
. It opened on 8 February 1836, with the other end of the line at Deptford
. The extension to London Bridge opened on 14 December 1836. The extension from Deptford to Greenwich
opened on 12 April 1840. The station closed for upgrading from 1838 to 1842.
In 1872 it was resited some 200 yards to the south-east and in October 1877 it was renamed Spa Road & Bermondsey. It closed finally on 15 March 1915, by which time the railway that served it was the South Eastern and Chatham Railway
.
Parts of the station still exist; platform remnants can be seen from trains between Deptford or New Cross
and London Bridge and there is track access via the normally locked ground level ticket office (which still has its old tiled floor). On 8 January 1999, after the Spa Road train crash, some passengers were evacuated through the old station.
Bermondsey
Bermondsey is an area in London on the south bank of the river Thames, and is part of the London Borough of Southwark. To the west lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe, and to the south, Walworth and Peckham.-Toponomy:...
, south-east London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
was the original terminus of the capital's first railway, the London and Greenwich Railway
London and Greenwich Railway
The London and Greenwich Railway was opened in London between 1836 and 1838. It was the first steam railway to have a terminus in the capital, the first of any to be built specifically for passenger service, and the first example of an elevated railway....
. It opened on 8 February 1836, with the other end of the line at Deptford
Deptford railway station
Deptford is a suburban railway station in the UK capital city of London. It is located in Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, on the North Kent Line, about three miles from London Bridge station...
. The extension to London Bridge opened on 14 December 1836. The extension from Deptford to Greenwich
Greenwich station
Greenwich railway station is about 400 m southwest of the town centre of Greenwich, London, England. It is an interchange between National Rail trains between central London and Dartford , and the Docklands Light Railway between Lewisham to the south and the Docklands area and the City of London...
opened on 12 April 1840. The station closed for upgrading from 1838 to 1842.
In 1872 it was resited some 200 yards to the south-east and in October 1877 it was renamed Spa Road & Bermondsey. It closed finally on 15 March 1915, by which time the railway that served it was the South Eastern and Chatham Railway
South Eastern and Chatham Railway
The South Eastern and Chatham Railway Companies Joint Management Committee , known by its shorter name of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway was a working union of two neighbouring rival railways, the South Eastern Railway and London, Chatham and Dover Railway , that operated services between...
.
New Cross station
New Cross railway station is a railway station in New Cross, London. It is in Zone 2, on the East London Line. Closed in late 2007, the station was refurbished and re-opened as part of the London Overground network on 27 April 2010 for preview services...
and London Bridge and there is track access via the normally locked ground level ticket office (which still has its old tiled floor). On 8 January 1999, after the Spa Road train crash, some passengers were evacuated through the old station.