Lenham railway station
Lenham Add→{{rail-interchange}} | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Maidstone |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LEN |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1884 |
Lenham railway station serves Lenham in Kent, England. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern. It was built by Christopher John Townsend.[citation needed]
History
Lenham station opened on 1 July 1884 as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's extension of the line from Maidstone to Ashford West.[1] The goods yard comprised four sidings on the down side and one on the up side. One of the down sidings served a goods shed.[2] In 1961, loops were installed in both directions. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 6 January 1969.[3] Although a new signal box was provided in 1961, it closed on 28 May 1984.[4]
The ticket office is manned only during part of the day; at other times a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located outside the station building on the 'down' side, suffices.
A new footbridge replaced the life-expired concrete footbridge spanning the tracks here, completed in early 2010.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Ashford International and one train 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.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrietsham | Southeastern Maidstone East Line |
Charing | ||
References
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Lenham.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 101.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 102.
- Sources
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 873793 45 6.
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External links
- Train times and station information for Lenham railway station from National Rail
51°14′02″N 0°42′29″E / 51.234°N 0.708°E
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