Greenwich Pier

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Greenwich Pier
Greenwich Pier
Locale	River Thames, London, UK
Transit type	River bus and tourist/leisure services
Owner	London River Services
Operator	London River Services
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Greenwich Pier is a pier on the River Thames in the London borough of Greenwich, UK. It is operated by London River Services and called at by various river cruise operators, mostly operating public cruise services to and from Central London.

Contents 1 Local attractions 2 Services 3 Transport connections 3.1 Buses

[edit] Local attractions

Greenwich is a popular tourist destination in London and is now a World Heritage Site. The pier is immediately adjacent to the clipper ship Cutty Sark, the Gypsy Moth IV and the Greenwich Hospital, and within two minutes walk of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Park, the Royal Naval College and central Greenwich, with its covered market and shops. Due to its proximity to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich Pier lies just to the west of the Prime Meridian.

[edit] Services

Greenwich is a major stop for several river service operating companies, including:

• the Thames commuter catamaran service run by Thames Clipper from Embankment, via Tower Millennium Pier, Canary Wharf and on to the O₂ and Woolwich Arsenal Pier
• the Wesminster-Greenwich cruise service by Thames River Services
• the City Cruises tourist cruise via Westminster, Waterloo and Tower piers

[edit] Transport connections

Greenwich Pier provides a number of transport interchange possibilities:

• Cutty Sark station (Docklands Light Railway)
• Greenwich station (DLR and National Rail)
• Greenwich Foot Tunnel under the Thames
• Island Gardens DLR station (across the river on the Isle of Dogs)

[edit] Buses

• 129 between Greenwich and North Greenwich tube station (North Greenwich bus station).
• 177 between Thamesmead town centre and Peckham bus garage.
• 180 between Belvedere industrial estate and Lewisham town centre.
• 188 between Russell Square and North Greenwich tube station.
• 199 between Catford bus garage and Canada Water Station.
• 286 between Greenwich and Sidcup Queen Mary's Hospital.
• Londoncentre and North Greenwich tube station.
• 486 between Bexleyheath shopping centre and North Greenwich tube station
• N1 between Thamesmead town centre and Tottenham Court Road.

The entrance to the pier	The pier on the Thames	The pier on the Thames	Sign
Ticket kiosks

Preceding station		London River Services		Following station
Masthouse Terrace Pier toward Embankment Pier		Commuter Service		QEII Pier toward Woolwich Arsenal Pier
Tower Millennium Pier toward Westminster Millennium Pier		Westminster to Greenwich Express Service		Terminus

Coordinates: 51°29′02.48″N, 0°0′33.92″W

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