Newington railway station
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This article is about the railway station in Kent, England. For the former railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland, see Newington (Edinburgh) railway station.
Newington  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Newington |
| Local authority | Swale |
| Coordinates | 51°21′12″N 0°40′05″E / 51.3534°N 0.6681°ECoordinates: 51°21′12″N 0°40′05″E / 51.3534°N 0.6681°E |
| Grid reference | TQ858649 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NGT |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.129 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.136 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.145 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.151 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.154 million |
| 2009/10 |
 0.140 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.135 million |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 25 January 1858 | Line opened |
| 1 August 1862 | Station opened |
| 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 Newington from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Newington railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, England. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
History
The railway line between Chatham and Faversham was opened on 25 January 1858 by the East Kent Railway, which became the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) the following year.[1] A station on that line at Newington was opened by the LCDR on 1 August 1862.[2]
Facilities
The station is 41 miles 42 chains (66.8 km) from London Victoria (measured via Herne Hill). Most of the line between Swanley and Dover has two tracks, but there are four tracks from a point about half a mile east of Rainham to 41 miles 52 chains (67.0 km), at the eastern end of Newington station. The outermost two tracks are designated the "loop" lines, and the innermost two are the "main" lines. At Newington, there are two platforms, one on each of the "loop" lines; these are capable of accepting 12 car trains.[3]
Services
Typical off-peak services are:
- 1tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South
- 1tph to Faversham before dividing, one portion continuing to Dover Priory via Canterbury East and the other to Ramsgate via Margate
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Rainham (Kent) | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Sittingbourne | ||
| Kemsley Limited Service | ||||
Front entrance to Newington railway station
References
- ↑ Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 326. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 169. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald, ed. Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 8A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
External links
- Train times and station information for Newington railway station from National Rail
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