Aylesham railway station
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| Aylesham railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Aylesham |
| Local authority | Dover (district) |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AYH |
| Managed by | Southeastern. |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 78,255 |
| 2005/06 * | 89,758 |
| 2006/07 * | 97,712 |
| 2007/08 * | 93,671 |
| History | |
| Opened 1 July 1928 | |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Aylesham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Aylesham railway station serves Aylesham in the English county of Kent. It is served by Southeastern.
The station lies on the Canterbury East to Dover Priory line. It was built by Southern Railway on 1 July 1928 to cater for the considerable increase in passenger traffic brought about by the development of the Kent coalfield. The main modern buildings are on the London bound side of the station.
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[edit] History
Opened by the Southern Railway the station passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Railways.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South, and one train per hour to Dover Priory.
During Peak times of 0700 - 0830 and 1600 - 1900 Monday - Friday there are two trains to London Victoria and two trains to Dover Priory every hour. The Peak trains to Dover Priory however finish at about 2140. On Saturdays and Sundays there is no "peak" service for Aylesham Railway Station.
There is also one service to London Bridge and London Cannon Street once every morning Monday - Friday at 06:04. During some engineering works trains are also diverted to London Blackfriars. The Last Direct Train to London Victoria is at 21:20 but there are more with one change, The Last train to Faversham is at 23:20, and The last train to Dover Priory is 00:07.
[edit] Off Peak Journey Times to
- Canterbury East - 11 Minutes
- Dover Priory - 15 Minutes
- Faversham - 26 Minutes
- London St Pancras - 1 Hour 41 Minutes (with one change at Dover Priory)
- London St Pancras - 1 Hour 46 Minutes (with one change at Faversham)
- London Victoria - 1 Hour 47 Minutes
[edit] 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Adisham | Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch |
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[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Aylesham railway station from National Rail
