London Borough of Bexley - Transport

Transport

There are three suburban railway lines crossing the Borough, all destined to come together at Dartford. The most northerly is the North Kent Line: stations from west to east within the Borough are at Belvedere, Erith and Slade Green. The Bexleyheath Line has stations at Falconwood, (of which is the nearest to central London) Welling, Bexleyheath and Barnehurst; whilst the most southerly of the three lines, the Dartford Loop Line, serves Sidcup, Albany Park, Bexley and Crayford. In common with many other boroughs south of the Thames, Bexley has no London Underground lines or any other London based transport methods like London Tramlink, the Docklands Light Railway or London Overground. However the upcoming Crossrail services may serve the borough on the North Kent Line, if a planned extension will take place from Abbey Wood. This plan is still in the proposal stage as of 2010.

The principal roads through the Borough include the A2 trunk road; the A20 (Sidcup By-Pass) which generally marks its southern boundary; the A207, which is the route of the erstwhile Watling Street; the A206 which takes traffic from Woolwich and Dartford; and the latter's newer counterpart, the A2016 through Thamesmead.

There are also some Long-distance footpaths in the Borough: among them the Thames Path and the London Outer Orbital Path. Bexley Borough has joined with three other adjoining boroughs to for the South East London Green Chain linking green spaces.

London Buses routes: 51, 89, 96, 99, 132, 160, 177, 180, 229, 233, 244, 269, 286, 321, 401, 422, 428, 469, 472, 486, 492, B11, B12, B13, B14, B15, B16, R11, Night Routes N1, N21 and N89.