Stations
The line is a little over 14 km (8.7 mi) in length. The following are the stations served:
- Hither Green - the station lies on the main line from London to Kent: there are separate platforms for the Loop Line
- here there is a triangular junction - the Lee Spur - for freight traffic going to the extensive Hither Green freight sidings
- Lee - opened in 1866
- Mottingham - opened in 1866 as Eltham, renamed Eltham & Mottingham in 1892 and then Mottingham in 1927
- New Eltham - opened in 1878 as Pope Street renamed New Eltham in 1886
- Sidcup - opened in 1866
- Albany Park - opened 7 July 1935 to serve a new housing development
- Bexley (the scene of the Bexley derailment)
- Crayford
- here there is a triangular junction with the North Kent Line providing access to the Slade Green carriage sidings and to Dartford.
Read more about this topic: Dartford Loop Line
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