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| Gillingham | |
| Gillingham | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Gillingham |
| Local authority | Medway |
| Grid reference | Template:Gbmapscaled |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GLM |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms in use | 3 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1.985 million |
| 2005/06 * | increase 2.033 million |
| 2006/07 * | increase 2.201 million |
| 2007/08 * | increase 2.349 million |
| 2008/09 * | increase 2.398 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) |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gillingham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
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Gillingham (Kent) railway station in the town of Gillingham (pronounced with a soft "G": Template:IPAc-en), 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]
Service[]
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Looking coastbound, on the Londonbound platforms (1 and 2). Trains from platform 3 (far left) usually go to Ramsgate or Dover. The building on the left is a train crew depot.
Template:Medway Towns RDT The typical off-peak service from the station in trains per hour is:
- 2 to London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International
- 3 to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South
- 2 run skip-stop to Bromley South, 1 calls all stations to St Mary Cray then Bromley South
- 2 to London Charing Cross via Dartford and Woolwich Arsenal
- 4 to Faversham two of which then divide to continue
- to Dover Priory via Canterbury East
- and to Ramsgate via Margate
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | Southeastern North Kent Line |
Terminus | ||
| Southeastern Bedford-Gillingham |
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| Chatham | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Rainham | ||
| Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs |
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References[]
- Train times and station information for Gillingham (Kent) railway station from National Rail
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