Coordinates: 51°23′11.65″N 0°32′59.59″E / 51.3865694°N 0.5498861°E
| Gillingham (Kent) | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Gillingham |
| Local authority | Medway |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GLM |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms in use | 3 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1.985 million |
| 2005/06 * | 2.033 million |
| 2006/07 * | 2.201 million |
| 2007/08 * | 2.349 million |
| History | |
| July 1858[1] | Opened as New Brompton |
| May 1886 | Renamed New Brompton (Gillingham) |
| 1 Oct 1912 | Renamed Gillingham |
| 9 Jul 1923 | Renamed Gillingham (Kent) |
| 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 passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gillingham (Kent) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Gillingham (Kent) railway station on the Chatham Main Line, serves the town of Gillingham, north Kent, between Chatham and Rainham. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
Gillingham station is 35 miles and 1474 yards from London Victoria, according to the mileage sign on the footbridge at the western edge of the platforms.
There are ticket barriers to the main entrance. There is also a side entrance to the station which has no ticket barriers but this is only used when there is a rail replacement bus service.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
Typical off-peak services are:
- 2tph to London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International
- 3tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via the Medway Towns and Bromley South
- 2tph to London Charing Cross via Dartford and Blackheath
- 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
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Chatham | Southeastern North Kent Line |
Terminus | ||
| Southeastern Bedford-Gillingham |
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| Chatham | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Rainham | ||
| Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs |
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References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Train times and station information for Gillingham (Kent) railway station from National Rail
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