Battersea Park Road | |
Locale: | Battersea |
Borough: | London Borough of Wandsworth |
Original: | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
Pregroup: | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
Coordinates: | 51.4783°N -0.1452°W |
Gridref: | TQ288771 |
Events1: | Opened as Battersea Park (York Road) |
Events2: | Renamed Battersea Park Road |
Years3: | 3 April 1916 [1] |
Events3: | Closed |
Battersea Park Road railway station in Battersea, South London was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway in 1867. It closed in 1916 along with other inner-London stations on the Main Line.[2] Battersea Park railway station, nearby on a different line from London Victoria, remains open. There is no evidence of the station at rail level, but the bricked-up entrance can be seen under the rail bridge close to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.
In 1879 the LCDR was running the following services that stopped at Battersea Park Road:[3]