Albany Park railway station
Encyclopedia
Albany Park railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley
in south-east London
(Travelcard Zone 5
). The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern
.
From platform one trains run westbound to London Charing Cross twice an hour, or to London Cannon Street twice per hour.
From platform two trains from the station run eastbound to Dartford twice per hour (and may continue onward to Gravesend or Gillingham) and to London Cannon Street via Greenwich twice an hour.
the station passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948.
When BR was divided into sectors in the 1980s the station was served by Network South East until the Privatisation of British Rail
ways.
London Borough of Bexley
The London Borough of Bexley lies in south east Greater London, and is a borough referred to as part of Outer London. It has common borders with the London Borough of Bromley to the south, the London Borough of Greenwich to the west, across the River Thames to the north it borders the London...
in 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...
(Travelcard Zone 5
Travelcard Zone 5
Fare zone 5 is an outer zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and, since 2007, on National Rail services. The zone was created in May 1983 and in January 1991 part...
). The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern
Southeastern (train operating company)
London & South Eastern Railway Limited, trading as Southeastern is a train operating company in south-east England. On 1 April 2006 it became the franchisee for the new Integrated Kent Franchise , replacing the publicly owned South Eastern Trains on the former South East Franchise...
.
From platform one trains run westbound to London Charing Cross twice an hour, or to London Cannon Street twice per hour.
From platform two trains from the station run eastbound to Dartford twice per hour (and may continue onward to Gravesend or Gillingham) and to London Cannon Street via Greenwich twice an hour.
History
Opened by the Southern RailwaySouthern Railway (Great Britain)
The Southern Railway was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. It linked London with the Channel ports, South West England, South coast resorts and Kent...
the station passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways
Southern Region of British Railways
The Southern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992. The region covered south London, southern England and the south coast, including the busy commuter belt areas of Kent, Sussex...
on nationalisation in 1948.
When BR was divided into sectors in the 1980s the station was served by Network South East until the Privatisation of British Rail
Privatisation of British Rail
The privatisation of British Rail was set in motion when the Conservative government enacted, on 19 January 1993, the British Coal and British Rail Act 1993 . This enabled the relevant Secretary of State to issue directions to the relevant Board...
ways.
Services
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