Gillingham (Kent) railway station
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Gillingham (Kent) | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Gillingham | ||
Local authority | Medway | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | GLM | ||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||
Platforms in use | 3 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2004/05 * | 1.985 million | ||
2005/06 * | 2.033 million | ||
History | |||
Key dates | Opened July 1858 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gillingham (Kent) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Gillingham (Kent) railway station on the Chatham Main Line, serves the town of Gillingham, north Kent, between Chatham and Rainham. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via the Medway Towns and Bromley South
- 2tph to London Charing Cross via Dartford and Woolwich Arsenal
- 4tph to Faversham, of which 2tph divide at Faversham with one portion going on to Dover Priory via Canterbury East and the other portion going to Ramsgate via Margate
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Chatham | Southeastern North Kent Line |
Terminus | ||
Chatham | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Rainham | ||
Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs (not yet operational) |
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Gillingham (Kent) railway station from National Rail