Lewisham Road railway station
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Lewisham Road railway station was a railway station in Lewisham
, London
built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway
on the Greenwich Park branch. It was opened in 1871. It was very close to the South Eastern Railway's
St Johns railway station
, which still remains open. Although the line was intended to rival South Eastern's
own line through Greenwich it was probably the competition from this which contributed to the low passenger use of stations like this and Greenwich Park station
, which eventually saw the line closed in 1917 during the First World War.
The line past the station was reopened in 1929 and a new connecting spur built via a flyover to the present Lewisham Station.
Today the station building still remains as a salvage shop, the platforms were long ago removed although some structures remain at this level on the 'up' side. To the East of the station beyond where the new connecting spur to Lewisham curves away most traces of the route to Greenwich Park has been removed and extensively built over. However a short stretch of disused embankment forms part of Brookmill Road Nature Reserve just to the north of the spur.
Lewisham
Lewisham is a district in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, 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...
built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway
London, Chatham and Dover Railway
The London, Chatham and Dover Railway was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1859 until the 1923 grouping which united it with other companies to form the Southern Railway. Its lines ran through London and northern and eastern Kent to form a significant part of the Greater London...
on the Greenwich Park branch. It was opened in 1871. It was very close to the South Eastern Railway's
South Eastern Railway (UK)
The South Eastern Railway was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1836 until 1922. The company was formed to construct a route from London to Dover. Branch lines were later opened to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Canterbury and other places in Kent...
St Johns railway station
St Johns railway station
St Johns railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham, in southeast London.-History:The station was opened in 1849 by the South Eastern Railway...
, which still remains open. Although the line was intended to rival South Eastern's
South Eastern Railway (UK)
The South Eastern Railway was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1836 until 1922. The company was formed to construct a route from London to Dover. Branch lines were later opened to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Canterbury and other places in Kent...
own line through Greenwich it was probably the competition from this which contributed to the low passenger use of stations like this and Greenwich Park station
Greenwich Park railway station
Greenwich Park railway station was a railway station in Greenwich, London opened in 1888 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. It was intended to rival the South Eastern Railway's Greenwich railway station which had opened over 50 years earlier. It served as the terminus for the Greenwich Park...
, which eventually saw the line closed in 1917 during the First World War.
The line past the station was reopened in 1929 and a new connecting spur built via a flyover to the present Lewisham Station.
Today the station building still remains as a salvage shop, the platforms were long ago removed although some structures remain at this level on the 'up' side. To the East of the station beyond where the new connecting spur to Lewisham curves away most traces of the route to Greenwich Park has been removed and extensively built over. However a short stretch of disused embankment forms part of Brookmill Road Nature Reserve just to the north of the spur.