▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁res ited ▁further ▁along ▁the ▁vi ad uct ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁with ▁an ▁entrance ▁accessed ▁via ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁P riter ▁Road . ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁Sp a ▁Road ▁& ▁B erm ond sey ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁( though ▁a ▁photograph ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁shows ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁advert ised ▁as ▁" S pa ▁Road ▁Station "). ▁When ▁the ▁South ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Ch ath am ▁Railway ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁and ▁its ▁bitter ▁compet itor , ▁the ▁London , ▁Ch ath am ▁and ▁D over ▁Railway , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁given ▁another ▁make over . ▁The ▁current ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁front age ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁closed , ▁along ▁with ▁South w ark ▁Park ▁and ▁De pt ford ▁stations , ▁as ▁a ▁w art ime ▁economy ▁measure . ▁Only ▁De pt ford ▁was ▁subsequently ▁re open ed . ▁Sp a ▁Road ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁railway men ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁when ▁it ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁railway . ▁ ▁Sp a ▁Road ▁railway ▁station ▁today ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁old ▁station ▁had ▁fallen ▁into ▁der el iction . ▁It ▁was ▁left ▁empty ▁for ▁many ▁years ,