Gillingham (Kent) railway station

Gillingham (Kent)
Location
Place	Gillingham
Local authority	Borough of Medway
Coordinates	51°23′12″N 0°33′00″E / 51.386569°N 0.549886°ECoordinates: 51°23′12″N 0°33′00″E / 51.386569°N 0.549886°E
Grid reference	TQ775683
Operations
Station code	GLM
Managed by	Southeastern
Number of platforms	3
DfT category	C1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	2.409 million
– Interchange	0.204 million
2011/12	2.433 million
– Interchange	0.322 million
2012/13	2.408 million
– Interchange	0.322 million
2013/14	2.439 million
– Interchange	0.298 million
2014/15	2.540 million
– Interchange	0.355 million
History
July 1858[1]	Opened as New Brompton
May 1886	Renamed New Brompton (Gillingham)
1 Oct 1912	Renamed Gillingham
9 Jul 1923	Renamed Gillingham (Kent)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gillingham (Kent) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Gillingham (Kent) railway station in the town of Gillingham, north Kent, is on the Chatham Main Line between Chatham and Rainham stations. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

The distance from London Victoria station plated on the footbridge at the western end of the platforms is 35 miles and 67 chains.

The station first opened in 1858. It currently has three platforms (two for London bound services and one for coast bound services) and a passenger lift from the station entrance to the lower platforms.

The station underwent an extensive facelift between 2010 and 2012. This included a new entrance, better pavements, new roof, improved waiting rooms, and new cycle storage units.^[2]

Services

London bound services from Gillingham terminate at London Victoria via Rochester, the line through Meopham and Bromley South; London Charing Cross via Gravesend, Dartford and the North Kent Lines; and London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International.

Trains from London Charing Cross generally terminate on platform 1 and either then continue eastbound to Gillingham Rail Depot or then become London bound services to Charing Cross. Through trains from the east run from Platform 2. Trains from platform 3 (far left) usually go to Ramsgate or Dover.

Looking coastbound. The building on the left is a train crew depot.

Medway Towns
Legend North Kent Line (& High Speed) to London Bridge & St Pancras Chatham Main Line to Victoria & Blackfriars Medway Valley Line to Maidstone Halling Cuxton Strood Rochester Bridge | Strood (1st) Rochester Bridge Goods station Rochester Common Rochester(2015–) Rochester(1892–2015) Chatham Central River Medway Chatham Gillingham Rainham Chatham Main Line to Faversham, Dover and Ramsgate

The May 2016 off-peak service from the station in trains per hour is:^[3]

• 2 tph to London St Pancras via Gravesend and Ebbsfleet International (High Speed)
• 1 tph to London St Pancras via Faversham, Ramsgate, Deal, Dover Priory and Ashford International (High Speed)
• 1 tph to Faversham (High Speed)
• 3 tph to London Victoria via Bromley South with 1 tph stopping at Denmark Hill (Main Line)
• 2 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East (Main Line)
• 1 tph to Ramsgate via Faversham and Margate (Main Line)
• 2 tph to London Charing Cross via Dartford and Woolwich Arsenal starting here (Metro)

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
2. http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Station-revamp-ahead-2012-London-Olympics/story-11997907-detail/story.html
3. Table 212 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

• Train times and station information for Gillingham (Kent) railway station from National Rail