Teynham railway station
Teynham  | |
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View west towards Sittingbourne | |
| Location | |
| Place | Teynham |
| Local authority | Borough of Swale |
| Coordinates | 51°20′00″N 0°48′29″E / 51.3333°N 0.808°ECoordinates: 51°20′00″N 0°48′29″E / 51.3333°N 0.808°E |
| Grid reference | TQ956631 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | TEY |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.153 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.154 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.161 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.167 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.172 million |
| 2009/10 |
 0.151 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.134 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.121 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.107 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.108 million |
| History | |
| Original company | East Kent Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 25 January 1858 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Teynham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Teynham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, England, and serves the village of Teynham. Train services are provided by Southeastern. On the London-bound platform, there is a staffed booking office - open only at certain times - as well as a PERTIS passenger-operated self-service ticket machine issuing Permits to Travel.
History
The section of the East Kent Railway between Chatham and Faversham opened on 25 January 1858, and Teynham station opened with the line.[1][2]
The original two-storey brick built station was demolished in the 1970s and replaced by the prefabricated buildings popular at the time. A manually operated crossing to allow access to Railway Cottages to the north of the line was finally replaced with automatic gates during the upgrading of signalling in December 2011.
Accidents and incidents
- In December 1861, a passenger train was derailed due to elongation of the gap at a rail joint during cold weather.[3]
Services
Typical off-peak services are:
- 1 tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South.
- 1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Sittingbourne | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Faversham | ||
References
- ↑ Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 326. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 228. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Kidner, R. W. (1977) [1963]. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Tarrant Hinton: The Oakwood Press. p. 89.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teynham railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Teynham railway station from National Rail