Gillingham (Kent) railway station

Not to be confused with Gillingham (Dorset) railway station (pronounced with a hard "G": ˈɡɪlɪŋəm) .

Gillingham
Location
Place	Gillingham
Local authority	Medway
Operations
Station code	GLM
Managed by	Southeastern
Number of platforms	3
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	1.985 million
2005/06 *	2.033 million
2006/07 *	2.201 million
2007/08 *	2.349 million
2008/09 *	2.398 million
History
July 1858	Opened as New Brompton
May 1886	Renamed New Brompton (Gillingham)
1 Oct 1912	Renamed Gillingham
9 Jul 1923	Renamed Gillingham (Kent)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gillingham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Looking coastbound, on the Londonbound platforms (1 and 2). Trains from platform 3 (far left) usually go to Ramsgate or Dover. The building on the left is a train crew depot.

A map showing the relationship between the station and Chatham Dockyard

Gillingham (Kent) railway station in the town of Gillingham (pronounced with a soft "G": ˈdʒɪlɪŋəm'), north Kent, is on the Chatham Main Line between Chatham and Rainham stations. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

The distance from London Victoria station plated on the footbridge at the western end of the platforms is 35 miles and 67 chains.

The station first opened in 1858. It currently has three platforms (two for London Bound services and one for coast bound services) and a passenger lift from the station entrance to the lower platforms.

The station is undergoing an extensive facelift in 2010. This includes a new entrance, better pavements, new roof, improved waiting rooms, and new cycle storage units.

Service

Medway Towns
Legend To London Bridge & St Pancras To Victoria & Blackfriars To Maidstone / Strood Rochester Bridge / Strood (1st) Rochester Bridge River Medway Rochester Common Rochester Chatham Central Chatham Gillingham Rainham To Dover and Ramsgate

The typical off-peak service from the station in trains per hour is:

• 2 to London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International
• 3 to London Victoria via the Medway Towns and Bromley South
• 2 to London Charing Cross via Dartford and Blackheath
• 4 to Faversham two of which then divide to continue
  • to Dover Priory via Canterbury East
  • and to Ramsgate via Margate

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Chatham		Southeastern North Kent Line		Terminus
		Southeastern Bedford-Gillingham
Chatham		Southeastern Chatham Main Line		Rainham
		Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs

References

• Train times and station information for Gillingham (Kent) railway station from National Rail