Mottingham railway station is a suburban railway station

Train station

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 situated on Court Road between Eltham

Eltham, London

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 and Mottingham

Mottingham

Mottingham is a district of south London, England; located at the convergence of the London Borough of Bromley, the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich...

, in the London Borough of Greenwich

London Borough of Greenwich

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, south-east London

London

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. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 4

Travelcard Zone 4

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, between Lee

Lee railway station

Lee station is a suburban railway station on Burnt Ash Hill in Lee in south-east London, England, between Hither Green and Mottingham on the Dartford loop . It was opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1866...

 and New Eltham

New Eltham railway station

New Eltham railway station is in the London Borough of Greenwich in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 4. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern. Originally opened in 1878 as Pope Street Station, it was intended to be a luxurious station for first class season...

. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern

Southeastern (train operating company)

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. The station was opened in 1866, when it was known as Eltham Station. The road outside is a popular hitchiking spot to Dover

Dover

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.
The station has a 177 space car park operated by Meteor Parking

Meteor Parking

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 on behalf of Southeastern.

Services

A typical off peak service is

• 2tph to
• 2tph to
• 2tph to via and
• 2tph to Crayford, then returning to London Cannon Street via

External links

• An enthusiast's history of Mottingham station