Faversham railway station

Faversham
Location
Place	Faversham
Local authority	Swale
Operations
Station code	FAV
Managed by	Southeastern
Number of platforms	4
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	1.356 million
2005/06 *	1.366 million
2006/07 *	1.461 million
2007/08 *	1.545 million
2008/09 *	1.577 million
History
Opened 25 January 1858 (25 January 1858)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Faversham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Faversham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, and serves the town of Faversham, 52 miles (84 km) from London Victoria and 49 miles (78 km) from London St Pancras. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

History

The original 1858 station was rebuilt in 1898 and is a fine example of London, Chatham and Dover Railway architecture. The buildings are listed Grade II, and have been well maintained by Network Rail in recent years. A brick engine shed (also listed Grade II) has, however, fallen into ruinous condition at the junction to the east of the station, mainly due to its inaccessibility. Sidings and other small buildings remain, some a legacy from pre-electrification days (1959) when Faversham Shed (73E) was of some importance. The spur line to Faversham Creek has now disappeared, although another listed station building has been restored and incorporated into a new housing development. The brick built signal box dates from 1959 when electrification was completed. In 2009 preparatory works were completed before services to London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International commenced on 13 December 2009. This forms part of the UK's first domestic high speed service (beyond Gravesend) with typical journey times of around 65 minutes. The Chatham Main Line is being re-signalled during 2011, and Faversham signal box is expected to be taken out of operation at the end of the year. Signalling responsibilities will be transferred to the power box at Gillingham.

Services

Typical journey times for fastest services to Victoria is 70 minutes, and 65 minutes to St Pancras. In off-peak hours Faversham is the terminus for the domestic highspeed service from St Pancras on the Chatham line.

Typical off-peak services are:

• 2tph to London St Pancras International via Ebbsfleet International
• 2tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South
• 2tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East
• 2tph to Ramsgate via Margate

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Teynham		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch		Whitstable
		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch		Selling
Sittingbourne		Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs London-Faversham		Whitstable Peak Hours Only Terminus

External links

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