Teynham railway station

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Teynham
General information
LocationBorough of Swale
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTEY
History
Original companyEast Kent Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
25 January 1858Station opened

Teynham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, England, and serves the village of Teynham. Train services are provided by Southeastern. On the London-bound platform, there is a staffed booking office - open only at certain times - as well as a PERTIS passenger-operated self-service ticket machine issuing Permits to Travel.

History

The section of the East Kent Railway between Chatham and Faversham opened on 25 January 1858, and Teynham station opened with the line.[1][2]

The original two-storey brick built station was demolished in the 1970s and replaced by the prefabricated buildings popular at the time. A manually operated crossing to allow access to Railway Cottages to the north of the line was finally replaced with automatic gates during the upgrading of signalling in December 2011.

Accidents and incidents

  • In December 1861, a passenger train was derailed due to elongation of the gap at a rail joint during cold weather.[3]

Services

Typical off-peak services are:

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Sittingbourne   Southeastern
Chatham Main Line
  Faversham

References

  1. ^ Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 326. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 228. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  3. ^ Kidner, R. W. (1977) [1963]. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Tarrant Hinton: The Oakwood Press. p. 89.

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