Gillingham (Kent) Railway Station
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Gillingham railway station is on the
Chatham Main Line The Chatham Main Line is a railway line in England that links London VictoriaQuail Map 5 – England South ages 2–13Sept 2002 (Retrieved 14 December 2011) and Dover Priory / Ramsgate, travelling via Medway (of which the town of Chatham is ...
in England, serving the town of Gillingham, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and Rainham. The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern. Following a timetable change on Sunday 20 May 2018, some trains are also operated by Govia Thameslink. It is commonly suffixed as ''Gillingham (Kent)'' to distinguish it from the similarly named station in Dorset. The station first opened in 1858. It currently has three platforms (two for London-bound services and one for country-bound services) and a passenger lift from the station entrance to the platforms. The station underwent an extensive facelift between 2010 and 2012. This included a new entrance, better pavements, new roof, refurbished waiting rooms, and new cycle storage units.


Services

Services at Gillingham are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using , , , and
EMUs Emus may refer to: * Emu The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the g ...
. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to London St Pancras International * 3 tph to (2 of these run non-stop from and 1 runs via ) * 2 tph to via and * 2 tph to * 1 tph to via * 2 tph to Additional services including trains to and from and
London Cannon Street Cannon Street station, also known as London Cannon Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Travelcard zone 1 located on Cannon Street in the City of London and managed by Network Rail. It is ...
call at the station in the peak hours.


References


External links


Southeastern Railway - Gillingham (Kent) Station
{{TSGN and SE Stations, Chatham=y, Abbey Wood=y, Sidcup=y, High Speed=y, FCC None=y, SN None=y Railway stations in Medway DfT Category C1 stations Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858 Railway stations served by Southeastern Gillingham, Kent Train driver depots in England Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway