A precursor of Eltham Station on a slightly different site opened 1 May 1895. Eltham Park station which opened 1 May 1908 was about 500 yards further east of the current station with its main entrance was adjacent to the London-bound platform and footpaths both to Westmount Road and Glenesk Road. Both railway stations were closed and replaced by the current station which opened on 17 March 1985 when a section of the A2 - the Rochester Way Relief Road - opened. More information on the Wikipedia page [1]. For the 1972 rail crash see the Wikipedia page [2].