Erith railway station

Erith
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Location	Erith
Local authority	London Borough of Bexley
Managed by	Southeastern
Station code(s)	ERH
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	1.037 million
2019–20	1.009 million
2020–21	0.308 million
2021–22	0.653 million
2022–23	0.790 million
Key dates
30 July 1849	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures; Facilities;
Coordinates	51°28′54″N 0°10′31″E / 51.4816°N 0.1754°E
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Erith station serves Erith in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London. It is 14 miles 18 chains (22.9 km) measured from London Charing Cross.

The station stands between Belvedere and Slade Green on the North Kent line and is served by Greenwich line trains running from the station westbound generally to Cannon Street via London Bridge and eastbound to Dartford or to Central London via the Dartford loop and Sidcup.

The station buildings date from the opening of the line in 1849.^[2]

Services

All services at Erith are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465, 466 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[3]

4 tph to London Cannon Street (2 of these run via Greenwich and 2 run via Lewisham)
2 tph to Barnehurst, returning to London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath and Lewisham
2 tph to Dartford

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via Sidcup call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Belvedere		Southeastern North Kent Line		Slade Green

London Buses routes 99, 180, 229 and 469 serve the station.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ David Glasspool (2007). "Erith". Kent Rail. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
^ Table 200, 201 National Rail timetable, June 2024
^ "Buses from Erith" (PDF). TfL. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.