Chilham railway station

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Chilham
Location
Place	Chilham
Local authority	Ashford
Operations
Station code	CIL
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	27,812
2005/06 *	30,003
History
Key dates	Opened 6 February 1846
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chilham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Chilham railway station serves the area around the village of Chilham in Kent, including Chilham itself, Shottenden, Old Wives Lees and Bagham. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern.

The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway (SER) on 1 December 1846, and is on the SER Ashford to Margate line. The wooden platforms are connected by a concrete overbridge, and there are level crossings near both ends of the station.

[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Canterbury West and one train per hour to London Victoria via Ashford International and Maidstone East.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Wye		Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line		Chartham

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Chilham railway station from National Rail