Southeastern, Network Rail and Berkeley have delivered a new station building to serve Kidbrooke Village and the wider community.
The new ticket office will increase capacity at the station, improve the experience for customers and provide an impressive gateway to Berkeley's new neighbourhood of more than 5,200 homes.
David Wornham, Passenger Services Director for Southeastern, said: "We're always wanting to do more for our passengers, and rail passengers in Kidbrooke now have a station built back better of which they can be proud. Regeneration has seen the area around Kidbrooke station transformed in the last ten years, to become a vibrant and modern place to live and work.
"We're also pleased to have been able to work with Berkeley, who funded the new station, and who handled the planning process to ensure the new station sat comfortably amongst the wider regeneration strategy on what was the old Ferrier Estate."
Karl Whiteman, Divisional Managing Director for Berkeley East Thames, said: "Ensuring that the homes we build are well-connected is key to our regeneration vision for Kidbrooke Village. We've invested over £5 million in local transport facilities in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and this new station is a much welcome addition to the local area. The station sits right next to the development's village centre, providing a sustainable form of transport connecting residents and local people to London Bridge and Waterloo East in under 20 minutes. This means that Kidbrooke Village really does offer the best of both worlds - set within 136 acres of parkland, wetlands and open space with a range of amenities on the doorstep, yet still within easy reach of central London."
Kidbrooke Village offers a range of amenities for residents and visitors to enjoy, including shops, restaurants, cafés, a pub, gym, healthcare centre and natural playspace for children.
Cator Park, which runs through the neighbourhood recently received the Sir David Attenborough Award for Enhancing Biodiversity and Overall President's Award from the Landscape Institute. Designed in partnership with the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Berkeley has worked with London Wildlife Trust and HTA Design to rewild Cator Park, increasing biodiversity and encouraging birds, mammals and insects to nest amongst the ponds, wetlands, trees and wildflowers. On completion, Kidbrooke Village will have achieved a net biodiversity gain of over 250%.