Rainham (Kent) railway station
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| The station building at Rainham | |
| Location | |
| Place | Rainham |
| Local authority | Medway |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RAI |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1.653 million |
| 2005/06 * |  1.689 million |
| 2006/07 * | 1.783 million |
| 2007/08 * | 1.825 million |
| 2008/09 * | 1.842 million |
| History | |
| 25 Jan 1858[1] | Opened as Rainham and Newington |
| 1 Aug 1862 | Renamed Rainham |
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| 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 Rainham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Rainham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, between Gillingham and Newington. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
Rainham station is 38 miles and 1694 yards from London Victoria, according to the mileage sign on the footbridge.
Ticket barriers are in operation, but there is a gate on the eastbound platform that is sometimes open.
[edit] Services
Typical off-peak services are:
- 2tph to London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International
- 2tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South
- 4tph to Faversham, of which two terminate at Faversham and two split there, one portion continuing to Dover Priory via Canterbury East and the other to Ramsgate via Margate
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Gillingham | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Newington | ||
| Gillingham | Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs |
Sittingbourne | ||
[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.
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- Train times and station information for Rainham (Kent) railway station from National Rail
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Coordinates: 51°21′59.08″N 0°36′40.78″E / 51.3664111°N 0.6113278°E
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