▁the ▁line ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁ill umin ated . ▁ ▁Sp a ▁Road ▁station ▁was ▁within ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁B erm ond sey , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁an ▁industrial ▁and ▁working ▁class ▁area . ▁From ▁there ▁the ▁line ▁crossed ▁over ▁mar sh es ▁and ▁market ▁gard ens ▁to ▁reach ▁De pt ford ▁and ▁Green wich . ▁The ▁station ▁itself ▁was ▁very ▁basic . ▁It ▁was ▁s que ez ed ▁into ▁a ▁narrow ▁space ▁on ▁a ▁two - track ▁vi ad uct ▁with ▁no ▁room ▁for ▁buildings ▁of ▁any ▁sort . ▁The ▁company ▁did ▁not ▁even ▁refer ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁station ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁" sto pping ▁place ." ▁The ▁platforms ▁were ▁accessed ▁via ▁wooden ▁st air cases ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁vi ad uct , ▁the ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁having ▁a ▁small ▁wooden ▁h ut ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁for ▁issu ing ▁tick ets . ▁If ▁the ▁platform ▁was ▁full , ▁passengers ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁queue ▁on ▁the ▁steps ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁the ▁trains . ▁In ▁practice , ▁though , ▁they ▁often ▁que ued ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁itself . ▁The ▁company ▁had ▁not ▁originally ▁intended ▁to ▁provide ▁platforms ▁at ▁all ▁and ▁had ▁fitted ▁its ▁carri ages ▁with ▁steps ▁to ▁allow ▁passengers ▁to ▁board ▁from ▁track ▁level , ▁but ▁found ▁that ▁low ▁platforms ▁were ▁more ▁convenient . ▁The ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Pav ements ▁required ▁the ▁L & GR ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁st air cases ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁services ▁a ▁day ▁from ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁not