Welling railway station is situated in

Welling Welling is an area of South East London, England, in the London Borough of Bexley, west of Bexleyheath, southeast of Woolwich and of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater London in 1965, it was in the historical county of Kent. E ...

, part of the

London Borough of Bexley The London Borough of Bexley () is a London borough in south-east London, forming part of Outer London. It has a population of 248,287. The main settlements are Sidcup, Erith, Bexleyheath, Crayford, Welling and Old Bexley. The London Borou ...

, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line, from . The station was opened with the line on 1 May 1895. The station is located in Station Road, just off Bellegrove Road (which becomes Welling High Street). This is one of the stations on the line with original buildings: the offices here are on the Up side of the station. There are ticket barriers to both entrances.

Services

All services at Welling are operated by

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using , , and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to * 2 tph to

London Cannon Street Cannon Street station, also known as London Cannon Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Travelcard zone 1 located on Cannon Street in the City of London and managed by Network Rail. It is o ...

* 2 tph to , continuing to London Cannon Street via and * 2 tph to During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service between Dartford and

London Charing Cross Charing Cross railway station (also known as London Charing Cross) is a central London railway terminus between the Strand and Hungerford Bridge in the City of Westminster. It is the terminus of the South Eastern Main Line to Dover via Ashf ...

Connections

London Buses routes 51, 89, 486, 624, 625, B15, B16 and night route N89 serve the station.

References

External links

Welling Website
{{TSGN and SE Stations, FCC None=y, SN None=y, Bexleyheath=y Railway stations in the London Borough of Bexley Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1895 Railway stations served by Southeastern