Maze Hill railway station, in the Maze Hill area of Greenwich, London, is the closest railway station to Greenwich Park, being about two minutes walk from the north-east corner of the park.
The station lies at the eastern end of a tunnel underneath the grounds of the National Maritime Museum - itself only a 5-10 minute walk away through the park.
The station allows passengers to board west-bound trains to Greenwich and Deptford and then on to central London, and east-bound trains towards Dartford and north Kent.
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