Bearsted railway station serves

Bearsted Bearsted ( , ) is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish with railway station in mid-Kent, England, two miles (3.2 km) east of Maidstone town centre. Geography The village was historically concentrated around Church Lane a ...

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, England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by

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. It is down the line from via Herne Hill. Inside the station building are staffed and self-service ticket sales and a café. A new footbridge was built on the opposite side of the station from the original in 2011.

History

Bearsted station opened on 1 July 1884 as part of the

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's extension of the line from

Maidstone Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the c ...

to . The goods yard was on the up side. It comprised three sidings, one of which served a

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. A 30 cwt-capacity crane was provided. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 7 October 1968. The

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closed on 14 April 1984. A refuge siding was located on the down side.

Services

All services at Bearsted are operated by

using and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to via * 1 tph to During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Ashford International, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction.

References

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Borough of Maidstone Railway stations in Kent DfT Category D stations Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1884 Railway stations served by Southeastern 1884 establishments in England {{Kent-railstation-stub