Northfleet railway station serves the town of
Northfleet in the
Borough of Gravesham in
Kent
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, England. It is down the line from . Train services are operated by
Southeastern
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and
Thameslink
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.
The ticket office located on platform 2, on the 'down' side, is situated in the substantial station building. This is staffed between 06:00 - 10:00 Monday to Friday; at other times a ticket machine can be found outside the entrance, accepting card and contactless payments only.
There is no step-free access to platform 1 on the 'up' side. A foot tunnel connects the two platforms.
The station is very close to
Ebbsfleet International
Ebbsfleet International railway station is in Ebbsfleet Valley, Kent, east of London, England, near Dartford and the Bluewater shopping centre to the west and Gravesend to the east. The station, part of the Thames Gateway urban regeneration pr ...
station (the NNE entrance is only from Northfleet's station), but passengers (using public transport) will find it far easier to access
Ebbsfleet International
Ebbsfleet International railway station is in Ebbsfleet Valley, Kent, east of London, England, near Dartford and the Bluewater shopping centre to the west and Gravesend to the east. The station, part of the Thames Gateway urban regeneration pr ...
from
Gravesend or
Greenhithe
Greenhithe is a village in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England, and the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. It is located east of Dartford and west of Gravesend.
Area
In the past, Greenhithe's waterfront on the estuary of the ri ...
, as these stations are more
accessible
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and offer easy access to
Fastrack bus services. The walking route between the two stations is or and a suitable pedestrian link has not been built because of funding issues and objections from
Land Securities
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.
Services
Services at Northfleet are operated by
Southeastern
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and
Thameslink
Thameslink is a 24-hour main-line route in the British railway system, running from , , , and via central London to Sutton, , , Rainham, , , , and . The network opened as a through service in 1988, with severe overcrowding by 1998, carrying ...
using , , and
EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 2 tph to
London Charing Cross via
* 2 tph to via and
* 2 tph to
* 2 tph to via
During the peak hours, the station is served by a number of additional services to and from
London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and .
References
External links
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Gravesham
Railway stations in Kent
DfT Category E stations
Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849
Railway stations served by Southeastern
1849 establishments in England
Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway