Rainham (Kent) railway station
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- This article is about the Kent railway station. For the London railway station, see Rainham railway station.
Rainham (Kent) | |||
The station building at Rainham | |||
Location | |||
Place | Rainham | ||
Local authority | Medway | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | RAI | ||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||
Platforms in use | 2 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2004/05 * | 1.653 million | ||
2005/06 * | 1.689 million | ||
History | |||
Key dates | Opened 25 January 1858 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rainham (Kent) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Rainham (Kent) railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, between Gillingham and Newington. 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
- 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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Gillingham | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Newington | ||
Gillingham | Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs (not yet operational) |
Sittingbourne |
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Rainham (Kent) railway station from National Rail