Northfleet railway station serves the town of Northfleet in the Borough of Gravesham in

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, England. It is down the line from . Train services are operated by

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and

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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

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station (the NNE entrance is only from Northfleet's station), but passengers (using public transport) will find it far easier to access

from Gravesend or

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, as these stations are more

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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

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Services

Services at Northfleet are operated by

and

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 .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Northfleet Railway Station 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