Spa Road railway station
Spa Road railway station in Bermondsey, south-east London, was the original terminus of the capital's first railway, the London and Greenwich Railway (L&GR). It was located on and takes its name from Spa Road.
| Spa Road | |
|---|---|
Spa Road Location of Spa Road in Greater London | |
| Location | Bermondsey |
| Local authority | London Borough of Southwark |
| Owner | London and Greenwich Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1836 | Opened |
| 1838 | Closed |
| 1842 | Rebuilt & reopened |
| 1845 | Rebuilt again |
| 1867 | Relocated |
| 1877 | Renamed Spa Road & Bermondsey |
| 1915 | Closed to passengers |
| 1925 | Closed to railway staff |
| Other information | |
| WGS84 | 51.4956°N 0.0671°W |
| London transport portal | |
It was also the first railway terminus in what is now Greater London. First opened in 1836, the station went through several changes of ownership, was rebuilt several times, changed its name and was relocated a couple of hundred yards away from its original site before it closed in 1915 due to cost-saving measures during the First World War. The disused station building is today part of a light industrial estate. A number of elements of the original station – including the ticket office and remnants of the platforms – are still visible.London bridge station to the north, opened in the same year, took most of the passengers of the station when it closed.