Westcombe Park station is in Greenwich, London, and is situated on the Greenwich Line connecting suburbs (e.g.: Deptford, Greenwich, Charlton, Woolwich, to Dartford, Kent) along the south side of the River Thames with central London stations (London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross). It is down the line from . History The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1879, the year after the through line from Greenwich to Maze Hill was finally completed. This connected the original London and Greenwich Railway to the North Kent Line just west of Charlton. The section between Charlton and Maze Hill had opened in 1873, with Maze Hill functioning as a terminus until 1878. Location The station lies at the northern end of a conservation area (Westcombe Park), 5–10 minutes walk down Westcombe Hill from the Blackheath Standard area of Blackheath. It is the closest station to Woodlands House (once the home of John Julius Angerstein and later an art gallery and history archives centre), and is also close to the southern approach to the Blackwall Tunnel, a notorious traffic bottleneck. Services Services at Westcombe Park are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using , , , and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 2 tph to London Cannon Street 2 tph to 2 tph to , returning to London Cannon Street via and Lewisham 2 tph to via During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly circular service to and from London Cannon Street via and Lewisham in the clockwise direction and direct to anticlockwise. Connections London Buses routes 108, 286, 335 and 422 serve the station. References External links Railway stations in the Royal Borough of Greenwich Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879 Railway stations served by Southeastern Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway