Strood railway station
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Strood | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Strood | ||
Local authority | Medway | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | SOO | ||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||
Platforms in use | 3 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2004/05 * | 0.524 million | ||
2005/06 * | 0.694 million | ||
History | |||
Key dates | Opened 18 June 1856 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Strood from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Strood Railway Station serves the town of Strood in Medway. It is on the North Kent Line and is a terminus for the Medway Valley Line. Train services are operated by Southeastern.
The station has three ground-level platforms; Platforms 2 and 3 are on an island platform and Platform 1 is at the eastern side. The entrance and ticket office adjoin Platform 1, with a tunnel from that platform leading to the island. Platforms 2 and 1 mainly handle traffic to and from London respectively, with Maidstone and Paddock Wood services terminating at and returning from Platform 3.
[edit] Service
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 2tph (trains per hour) to Gillingham
- 2tph to London Charing Cross, via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich
- 2tph to Maidstone West, of which 1tph is extended to Paddock Wood.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Higham | Southeastern North Kent Line |
Rochester | ||
Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Rochester (not yet operational) |
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Terminus | Southeastern Medway Valley Line |
Cuxton | ||
Disused Railways | ||||
Higham | South Eastern Railway SER Chatham branch |
Rochester Common SER Rochester |
[edit] External Links
- Train times and station information for Strood railway station from National Rail