Rainham railway station (Kent)
| Rainham | |
|---|---|
The station in April 2009 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Rainham |
| Local authority | Borough of Medway |
| Coordinates | 51°21′59″N 0°36′41″E / 51.366411°N 0.611328°E |
| Grid reference | TQ818662 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RAI |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms in use | 3 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| History | |
| 25 Jan 1858[1] | Opened as Rainham and Newington |
| 1 Aug 1862 | Renamed Rainham |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
Rainham railway station is a railway station in Rainham in Kent. The station is in walking distance from the Rainham shopping centre. The station is on the Chatham Main Line.
Services
Train services at Rainham are run by Southeastern and Thameslink, They use Class 375, 395 and 700 EMUs.
The off-peak service is:[2]
- 2 trains per hour to London St Pancras International
- 2 trains per hour to London Victoria
- 2 trains per hour to Luton via Dartford and Greenwich
- 1 trains per hour to Faversham
- 1 trains per hour to Dover Priory via Canterbury East
- 2 trains per hour to Ramsgate
Some trains go to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street at peak hours.
| Previous station | National Rail | Next station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham | Southeastern |
Newington or Sittingbourne | ||
| Southeastern | Sittingbourne |
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| Thameslink North Kent Line | Terminus | |||
References
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (October 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.
- ↑ Table 194, 200, 201, 212 National Rail timetable, December 2023