Bearsted railway station

Bearsted
Location
Place	Bearsted
Local authority	Maidstone (borough)
Operations
Station code	BSD
Managed by	Southeastern
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.317 million
2005/06 *	0.327 million
2006/07 *	0.372 million
2007/08 *	0.421 million
2008/09 *	0.466 million
History
1 July 1884	Opened as "Bearsted"
1 July 1907	Renamed (Bearsted & Thurnham)
12 May 1980	Renamed (Bearsted)
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 Bearsted from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Bearsted railway station serves Bearsted in Kent. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. Inside the station building are a manned and self-service ticket sales and a café. A new footbridge was built on the opposite side of the station from the original in mid-2011.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Ashford International and two trains per hour to London Victoria via Maidstone East. There is also a peak hour service via Thameslink across London, serving City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International before travelling onto Bedford. The service is operated by First Capital Connect.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Maidstone East		Southeastern Maidstone East Line		Hollingbourne

External links

• Train times and station information for Bearsted railway station from National Rail