Charing railway station

Charing railway station
Charing National Rail
Charing
Location
Place Charing
Local authority Ashford
Operations
Station code CHG
Managed by Southeastern
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 * 64,291
2005/06 * 66,676
2006/07 * 70,970
2007/08 * 88,204
2008/09 * 91,592
History
1 July 1884 Opened
9 October 1961 Electrified
14 April 1984 Signal box closed
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Charing from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Charing railway station serves Charing in Kent. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern. The station was opened on 1 July 1884,[1] as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) extension to Ashford of the 1874 line to Maidstone, which itself was a branch off the LCDR's Sevenoaks branch of 1862, which joined the LCDR mainline of 1840 at Swanley.[1] In the wake of 1955 British Rail Modernisation plan, the "Kent Coast Electrification" scheme saw the suburban electrification of the previous Southern Railway extended from Maidstone East through to Ashford.[2] Electrification also saw the addition of a footbridge, but by 16 May 1964 freight operations ceased.[2] Charing's signal box closed on 14 April 1984, when the upgraded Maidstone East Panel was took control of the whole line.[2]

The ticket office is manned only during part of the day; at other times a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located outside the station building on the 'down' side, suffices.

The next station eastwards (towards Ashford) used to be Hothfield, however it was closed in 1959, although it remained a 'request' stop throughout the 1960s.[2]

Platforms

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Ashford International and one train per hour to London Victoria via Maidstone East.

There is also a peak hour service via Thameslink across London, serving City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International before travelling onto Bedford.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Lenham   Southeastern
Maidstone East Line
  Ashford International
Disused railways
Lenham   British Rail
Southern Region

Maidstone East Line
  Hothfield

References

  1. ^ a b "Kent Rail". p. 1. http://www.kentrail.org.uk/charing.htm. Retrieved 20 July 2008. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Kent Rail". p. 2. http://www.kentrail.org.uk/charing.htm. Retrieved 20 July 2008. 

External links

Coordinates: 51°12′29″N 0°47′24″E / 51.208°N 0.790°E / 51.208; 0.790


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