Greenwich Park branch
| Nunhead to Lewisham Line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Commuter rail, Suburban rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Greater London |
| Termini |
London Victoria London Blackfriars (rarely) Dartford |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator(s) | Southeastern |
| Depot(s) |
Slade Green Grove Park |
| Rolling stock |
British Rail Class 465 British Rail Class 466 |
| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 750V DC third rail |
The Nunhead to Lewisham Line (Greenwich Park branch) in south-east London was built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) from Nunhead to a terminus at Greenwich Park.
It ran from a junction at Nunhead in a generally north-east direction to a terminus on the Greenwich High Road, close to the north-west corner of Greenwich Park, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km). The original plan was for the branch to terminate at Woolwich Dockyard. A short tunnel took the branch under the A2 at Blackheath Hill. The entrance to Brockley Lane station in still visible at Brockley Cross.
There were four stations:
All closed on 1 January 1917, and the branch beyond Lewisham Road was abandoned on 1 January 1926 by the Southern Railway.
The Southern Railway absorbed the LCDR and South Eastern Railway (SER) and sought to link the two networks to enable cross-London freight. The branch as far as Lewisham Road station was reopened on 7 July 1929, with a new connection to the SER lines at Lewisham. The branch was electrified in September 1935, allowing passenger trains from Dartford to access Victoria from 30 September 1935 (see Bexleyheath Line).
This line since December 2014, has acted as a diversion route for trains routed to London Bridge for any engineering works in the New Cross area. Trains divert to other London terminals (stations) using this line.
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