Strood railway station

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Coordinates: 51°23′48.33″N 0°30′1.69″E / 51.3967583°N 0.5004694°E / 51.3967583; 0.5004694

Strood
Location
Place	Strood
Local authority	Medway
Operations
Station code	SOO
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms in use	3
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.524 million
2005/06 *	0.694 million
2006/07 *	0.764 million
2007/08 *	0.893 million
History
Opened 18 June 1856 (18 June 1856)
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Strood from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Strood railway station in 1909, note several details; The old SER terminus is where the sidings are to the right of the station. Also note the two lines over the Medway.

Strood Railway Station serves the town of Strood in Medway. It is on the North Kent Line and is a terminus for the Medway Valley Line. Train services are operated by Southeastern.

The station has three ground-level platforms; Platforms 2 and 3 are on an island platform and Platform 1 is at the eastern side. The entrance and ticket office adjoin Platform 1, with a tunnel from that platform leading to the island. Platforms 2 and 1 mainly handle traffic to and from London respectively, with Maidstone and Paddock Wood services terminating at and returning from Platform 3.

[edit] Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

Typical off-peak services are:

• 2tph to London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International
• 2tph to London Charing Cross via Dartford and Blackheath
• 2tph to Gillingham (Kent)
• 2tph to Faversham
• 2tph to Maidstone West, of which 1tph is extended to Paddock Wood and Tonbridge.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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

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