Rochester railway station
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Rochester | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Rochester | ||
Local authority | Medway | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | RTR | ||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||
Platforms in use | 4 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2004/05 * | 0.686 million | ||
2005/06 * | 0.705 million | ||
History | |||
Key dates | Opened 1 March 1892 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rochester from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Rochester railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in Medway, north Kent, England. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
Unlike other local stations, Rochester station has 4 platforms (as opposed to the normal 2), based on two islands. The tracks are elevated and accessed from a tunnel beneath the islands via stairways or via lifts for disabled access.
[edit] Service
The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak service from the station is:
- 4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via 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
- 2tph to Gillingham
The Sunday service from the station is
- 2tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via Bromley South
- 2tph to London Charing Cross via Dartford and Woolwich Arsenal
- 2tph to Faversham, of which 1tph divides at Faversham with one portion going on to Dover Priory via Canterbury East and the other portion going to Ramsgate via Margate
- 2tph to Gillingham
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Strood | Southeastern North Kent Line |
Chatham | ||
Sole Street | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
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Strood | Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Rochester (not yet operational) |
Terminus |
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Rochester railway station from National Rail