| West Malling | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | West Malling |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WMA |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.585 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.590 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.645 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.777 million |
| History | |
| Opened 1 June 1874 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at West Malling from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
West Malling railway station lies to the east of West Malling, Kent, England and is close to Kings Hill, Larkfield and Leybourne. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.
The ticket office at the station is manned for most of the day. There are self-service Scheidt and Bachmann ticket machines on both platforms. A PERTIS passenger-operated ticket machine was once located on Platform 1 for the issue of 'Permit to Travel' tickets (which are exchanged on-train or at manned stations for travel tickets) but this was withdrawn some years ago.
Nu-Venture (www.nu-venture.co.uk) bus 123 provides a regular link to/from Kings Hill (some journeys via West Malling) on Mondays to Fridays (not late evening. Through road-rail ticketing using Bus 123 is available to 'KINGS HILL BUS' from rail stations in SE England.
The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Ashford International via Maidstone East and two trains per hour to London Victoria.
There is also a peak hour service via Thameslink across London, serving City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International before travelling onto Bedford.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough Green & Wrotham | Southeastern Maidstone East Line |
East Malling | ||