Meopham railway station
Meopham  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Meopham |
| Local authority | Borough of Gravesham |
| Grid reference | TQ640678 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MEP |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.288 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.283 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.307 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.328 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.327 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.293 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.292 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.297 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.300 million |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 3 December 1860 | Line opened |
| 6 May 1861 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Meopham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Meopham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line, and serves the village of Meopham in north Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
Meopham Station is 25 miles and 1,606 yards (25.9 miles (41.7 km)) from London Victoria, according to the mileage sign on the footbridge. The extant station building is a prefabricated building erected in 1971 to British Rail's CLASP design.[1]
History
The main line of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway was opened in stages. The section between Rochester Bridge (then named Strood) and Bickley was opened on 3 December 1860;[2] but the station at Meopham opened later, on 6 May 1861.[3][4]
Service
The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak service is 3 trains per hour to London Victoria, 2 trains per hour to Dover Priory and 1 trains per hour to Ramsgate.
The Sunday service from the station is 1 train per hour to London Victoria via Bromley South and 1 train per hour to Canterbury East.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Longfield | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Sole Street | ||
References
- ↑ "Meopham". Kent Rail website. David Glasspool. 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ↑ Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 327, 502. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.
- ↑ Dendy Marshall & Kidner 1963, p. 524
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 158. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
External links
- Train times and station information for Meopham railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°23′11.07″N 0°21′25.19″E / 51.3864083°N 0.3569972°E
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