| Hither Green | |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Fare Zone: | 3 |
| Manager: | Southeastern |
| Locale: | Hither Green |
| Borough: | London Borough of Lewisham |
| Railcode: | HGR |
| Dft Category: | C2 |
| Platforms: | 6 |
| Railexits0405: | 1.991 |
| Railexits0506: | 2.030 |
| Railexits0607: | 2.753 |
| Railexits0708: | 2.945 |
| Railexits0809: | 2.731 |
| Railexits0910: | 2.579 |
| Railexits1011: | 2.718 |
| Railexits1112: | 2.807 |
| Railexits1213: | 3.005 |
| Railexits1314: | 3.245 |
| Railexits1415: | 3.580 |
| Railexits1516: | 3.321 |
| Railexits1617: | 3.372 |
| Railint1617: | 1.119 |
| Railexits1718: | 3.382 |
| Railint1718: | 0.542 --> |
| Railexits1819: | 3.529 |
| Railint1819: | 0.629 |
| Railexits1920: | 3.332 |
| Railint1920: | 0.561 |
| Railexits2021: | 0.833 |
| Railint2021: | 0.126 |
| Railexits2122: | 1.959 |
| Railint2122: | 0.298 |
| Railexits2223: | 2.440 |
| Railint2223: | 0.438 |
| Events1: | Opened |
| Years1: | 1 June 1895 |
| Coordinates: | 51.4519°N -0.0008°W |
Hither Green is a railway station located in Hither Green in the London Borough of Lewisham, south-east London. It is 7chain16chain down the line from and is situated between and either or depending on the route.
It is a busy commuter station with services to several London termini (Cannon Street, Charing Cross and London Bridge) and destinations to other parts of south-east London and the south-east of England (Orpington and Sevenoaks on the South Eastern Main Line, and Dartford and Gravesend on the Dartford Loop Line).
It is in Travelcard Zone 3 and very close to Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot (TMD), Grove Park Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot, and Grove Park Safety Training Centre. The station straddles the Prime Meridian, which is marked across the roof of the pedestrian tunnel forming the main entrance.
The station and all trains are operated by Southeastern.
Hither Green station was opened on 1 June 1895, by the South Eastern Railway (SER). It was built at Hither Green junction which had been formed some thirty years earlier. Originally there was a booking hall in Springbank Road which was built to serve the St. Germans Estate. The red brick gateposts are still visible outside the site, which was occupied by a timber merchant for many years, but is now being redeveloped for residential use. The original stationmaster's house survives, at 69 Springbank Road. The main station building was built in Staplehurst Road. Since 1974, access to the new booking hall, located between platforms 4 and 5, has been up a ramp from a foot tunnel which runs between Staplehurst Road and Maythorne Cottages.
In 1899 the SER entered a working relationship known as the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, which managed the station until 1 January 1923, when it became part of the Southern Railway. The Southern Region of British Rail was responsible from nationalisation in 1948 until the regions were completely abolished at the end of 1992.
There are two exits from Hither Green Station: Fernbrook Road and Springbank Road. The Fernbrook Road exit may be used to reach Hither Green village. There is also a passageway leading out to Maythorne Cottages, which links with Nightingale Grove. The Springbank Road exit may be used for roads to the west of the station including Hither Green Lane. The exit towards the south east end of platform 4 is an exit for authorised personnel only via Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot (TMD).
While the station has a ticket office, it is not open at all times. Ticket machines are available at all times at the Fernbrook Road exit, between platforms 4 and 5, and – for the Springbank Road exit – halfway along on platform 1. There is a coffee shop on platform 5, and a newsagent near the main ticket office, but again these are not open at all times. The station has toilets (open only when the station is staffed).
Planning permission has been granted for a new footbridge and lifts to be installed providing step-free access.[2]
Rail services operate from Hither Green station to:
All services at Hither Green are operated by Southeastern using,, and EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly circular service to and from London Cannon Street via Lewisham in the clockwise direction and Sidcup, and in the anticlockwise direction.
The station is also served by a single early morning service to London Blackfriars.
The nearby freight yard is an important strategic location for cross-London freight trains. A former motive power depot opened by the Southern Railway in 1933 was closed in 1961 and converted to the Hither Green Traction Maintenance Depot.
London Buses route 273, London Buses route 225 and London Buses route N171 serve the station.