Hither Green railway station
Hither Green 
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Location of Hither Green in Greater London
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| Location | Hither Green |
| Local authority | London Borough of Lewisham |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Station code | HGR |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 6 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 2.807 million |
| 2012–13 |
3.005 million |
| 2013–14 |
3.245 million |
| 2014–15 |
3.580 million |
| 2015–16 |
 3.321 million |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1895 | Opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°27′07″N 0°00′03″W / 51.4519°N 0.0008°WCoordinates: 51°27′07″N 0°00′03″W / 51.4519°N 0.0008°W |
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Hither Green is a railway station located in Hither Green in the London Borough of Lewisham, south-east London. It is 7 miles 16 chains (11.6 km) down-line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Lewisham and either Grove Park or Lee depending on the route.
It is a busy commuter station with services to several London termini (Cannon Street, Charing Cross and London Bridge) and destinations to other parts of south-east London and the south-east of England (Orpington and Sevenoaks on the South Eastern Main Line, and Dartford and Gravesend on the Dartford Loop Line).
It is in Travelcard Zone 3 and very close to Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot (TMD), , and Grove Park Safety Training Centre. The station straddles the Prime Meridian, which is marked across the roof of the pedestrian tunnel forming the main entrance.
The station and all trains are operated by Southeastern.
Hither Green station was opened on 1 June 1895, by the South Eastern Railway (SER). It was built at Hither Green junction which had been formed some thirty years earlier. Originally there was a booking hall in Springbank Road which was built to serve the St. Germans Estate. The red brick gateposts are still visible outside the site, which was occupied by a timber merchant for many years, but is now being redeveloped for residential use. The original stationmaster's house survives, at 69 Springbank Road. The main station building was built in Staplehurst Road. Since 1974, access to the new booking hall, located between platforms 4 and 5, has been up a ramp from a foot tunnel which runs between Staplehurst Road and Maythorne Cottages.
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