List of railway stations in Kent

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This is a list of railway stations in Kent, a county in the South East of England. It includes all railway stations that are part of the National Rail network, and which are currently open and have timetabled train services. Southeastern provides most of these services, with Southern and Thameslink providing the remainder.

The majority of services run into one of the London terminals of Blackfriars, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, London Bridge and Victoria.

Stations[edit]

Station (and code) Managed by Lines
served
Station
users
2021/22[1]
Year
opened
Borough
Adisham (ADM) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 19,464 1861 Canterbury
Appledore (APD) Southern Marshlink Line 24,818 1851 Ashford
Ashford International (AFK) Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line
Eurostar
High Speed 1
Maidstone East Line
Marshlink Line
South Eastern Main Line
2,656,922 1842 Ashford
Ashurst (AHS) Southern Oxted line 18,842 1888 Tunbridge Wells
Aylesford (AYL) Southeastern Medway Valley Line 117,816 1856 Tonbridge and Malling
Aylesham (AYH) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 96,992 1928 Dover
Barming (BMG) Southeastern Maidstone East Line 160,132 1874 Tonbridge and Malling
Bat and Ball (BBL) Southeastern Thameslink 133,826 1862 Sevenoaks
Bearsted (BSD) Southeastern Maidstone East Line 202,754 1884 Maidstone
Bekesbourne (BKS) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 19,584 1861 Canterbury
Beltring (BEG) Southeastern Medway Valley Line 10,560 1909 Maidstone
Birchington-on-Sea (BCH) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 282,836 1863 Thanet
Borough Green and Wrotham (BRG) Southeastern Maidstone East Line 269,350 1874 Tonbridge and Malling
Broadstairs (BSR) Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line
Chatham Main Line
494,548 1863 Thanet
Canterbury East (CBE) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 770,802 1860 Canterbury
Canterbury West (CBW) Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line 1,793,700 1846 Canterbury
Charing (CHG) Southeastern Maidstone East Line 60,508 1884 Ashford
Chartham (CRT) Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line 64,192 1859 Canterbury
Chatham (CTM) Southeastern Chatham Main Line
North Kent Line
1,729,376 1858 Medway
Chestfield & Swalecliffe (CSW) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 71,064 1930 Canterbury
Chilham (CIL) Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line 40,214 1846 Ashford
Cowden (CWN) Southern Oxted line 30,608 1888 Sevenoaks
Cuxton (CUX) Southeastern Medway Valley Line 46,312 1856 Medway
Dartford (DFD) Southeastern Bexleyheath Line
Dartford Loop Line
North Kent Line
3,152,900 1849 Dartford
Deal (DEA) Southeastern Kent Coast Line 393,602 1846 Dover
Dover Priory (DVP) Southeastern Chatham Main Line
Kent Coast Line
South Eastern Main Line
732,322 1861 Dover
Dumpton Park (DMP) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 23,252 1926 Thanet
Dunton Green (DNG) Southeastern South Eastern Main Line 152,576 1868 Sevenoaks
East Farleigh (EFL) Southeastern Medway Valley Line 23,248 1844 Maidstone
East Malling (EML) Southeastern Maidstone East Line 57,882 1913 Tonbridge and Malling
Ebbsfleet International (EBD) Network Rail (High Speed) Eurostar
High Speed 1
1,212,836 2007 Dartford
Edenbridge (EBR) Southern Redhill to Tonbridge Line 134,766 1842 Sevenoaks
Edenbridge Town (EBT) Southern Oxted line 246,726 1888 Sevenoaks
Eynsford (EYN) Southeastern Maidstone East Line
Thameslink
105,196 1862 Sevenoaks
Farningham Road (FNR) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 104,164 1860 Dartford
Faversham (FAV) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 1,119,620 1858 Swale
Folkestone Central (FKC) Southeastern South Eastern Main Line 682,674 1884 Shepway
Folkestone West (FKW) Southeastern South Eastern Main Line
Venice Simplon Orient Express
513,322 1863 Shepway
Gillingham (GLM) Southeastern Chatham Main Line
North Kent Line
1,860,628 1858 Medway
Gravesend (GRV) Southeastern North Kent Line 1,891,762 1849 Gravesham
Greenhithe (GNH) Southeastern North Kent Line
Victoria - Gravesend line
575,172 1849 Dartford
Halling (HAI) Southeastern Medway Valley Line 63,266 1890 Medway
Ham Street (HMT) Southern Marshlink Line 57,486 1851 Ashford
Harrietsham (HRM) Southeastern Maidstone East Line 65,058 1884 Maidstone
Headcorn (HCN) Southeastern South Eastern Main Line 361,320 1842 Maidstone
Herne Bay (HNB) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 634,886 1849 Canterbury
Hever (HEV) Southern Oxted line 29,784 1888 Sevenoaks
High Brooms (HIB) Southeastern Hastings line 775,584 1893 Tunbridge Wells
Higham (HGM) Southeastern North Kent Line 95,064 1845 Gravesham
Hildenborough (HLB) Southeastern South Eastern Main Line 236,520 1868 Tonbridge and Malling
Hollingbourne (HBN) Southeastern Maidstone East Line 44,650 1884 Maidstone
Kearsney (KSN) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 36,656 1862 Dover
Kemsing (KMS) Southeastern Maidstone East Line 9,478 1874 Sevenoaks
Kemsley (KML) Southeastern Sheerness Line 151,724 1927 Swale
Leigh (LIH) Southern Redhill–Tonbridge line 29,750 1911 Sevenoaks
Lenham (LEN) Southeastern Maidstone East Line 87,584 1884 Maidstone
Longfield (LGF) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 314,316 1872 Dartford
Maidstone Barracks (MDB) Southeastern Medway Valley Line 176,148 1874 Maidstone
Maidstone East (MDE) Southeastern Maidstone East Line 884,070 1874 Maidstone
Maidstone West (MDW) Southeastern Medway Valley Line 548,832 1844 Maidstone
Marden (MRN) Southeastern South Eastern Main Line 333,728 1842 Maidstone
Margate (MAR) Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line
Chatham Main Line
884,110 1863 Thanet
Martin Mill (MTM) Southeastern Kent Coast Line 37,658 1881 Dover
Meopham (MEP) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 181,014 1861 Gravesham
Minster (MSR) Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line 49,964 1846 Thanet
New Hythe (NHE) Southeastern Medway Valley Line 128,272 1929 Tonbridge and Malling
Newington (NGT) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 102,046 1862 Swale
Northfleet (NFL) Southeastern North Kent Line 126,980 1849 Gravesham
Otford (OTF) Southeastern Maidstone East Line
Thameslink
266,982 1882 Sevenoaks
Paddock Wood (PDW) Southeastern Medway Valley Line
South Eastern Main Line
742,026 1842 Tunbridge Wells
Penshurst (PHR) Southern Redhill to Tonbridge Line 39,256 1842 Sevenoaks
Pluckley (PLC) Southeastern South Eastern Main Line 69,456 1842 Ashford
Queenborough (QBR) Southeastern Sheerness Line 149,976 1860 Swale
Rainham (RAI) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 1,155,326 1858 Medway
Ramsgate (RAM) Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line
Chatham Main Line
Kent Coast Line
1,006,648 1926 Thanet
Rochester (RTR) Southeastern Chatham Main Line
North Kent Line
1,458,322 1892

(Old Station) 2015 (New Station)

Medway
Sandling (SDG) Southeastern South Eastern Main Line 53,828 1888 Folkestone & Hythe
Sandwich (SDW) Southeastern Kent Coast Line 282,258 1846 Dover
Selling (SEG) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 63,386 1860 Swale
Sevenoaks (SEV) Southeastern Hastings Line
South Eastern Main Line
Thameslink
2,457,352 1868 Sevenoaks
Sheerness-on-Sea (SSS) Southeastern Sheerness Line 332,398 1883 Swale
Shepherds Well (SPH) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 37,758 1861 Dover
Shoreham (SEH) Southeastern Maidstone East Line
Thameslink
49,002 1862 Sevenoaks
Sittingbourne (SIT) Southeastern Chatham Main Line
Sheerness Line
1,659,200 1858 Swale
Snodland (SDA) Southeastern Medway Valley Line 214,130 1856 Tonbridge and Malling
Snowdown (SWO) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 10,460 1914 Dover
Sole Street (SOR) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 39,570 1861 Gravesham
Staplehurst (SPU) Southeastern South Eastern Main Line 474,110 1842 Maidstone
Stone Crossing (SCG) Southeastern North Kent Line 173,650 1908 Dartford
Strood (SOO) Southeastern Chatham Main Line
Medway Valley Line
871,946 1893 Medway
Sturry (STU) Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line 72,344 1847 Canterbury
Swale (SWL) Southeastern Sheerness Line 10,154 1913 Swale
Swanley (SAY) Southeastern Chatham Main Line
Maidstone East Line
Thameslink
922,280 1862 Sevenoaks
Swanscombe (SWM) Southeastern North Kent Line 209,558 1908 Dartford
Teynham (TEY) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 119,432 1858 Swale
Thanet Parkway (THP) Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line N/A (Not Opened) 2023 Thanet
Tonbridge (TON) Southeastern and Southern Hastings Line
Medway Valley Line
Redhill to Tonbridge Line
South Eastern Main Line
2,985,822 1842 Tonbridge and Malling
Tunbridge Wells (TBW) Southeastern Hastings Line 2,096,900 1846 Tunbridge Wells
Walmer (WAM) Southeastern Kent Coast Line 147,402 1881 Dover
Wateringbury (WTR) Southeastern Medway Valley Line 50,202 1844 Tonbridge and Malling
West Malling (WMA) Southeastern Maidstone East Line 458,918 1874 Tonbridge and Malling
Westenhanger (WHA) Southeastern South Eastern Main Line 45,092 1844 Folkestone & Hythe
Westgate-on-Sea (WGA) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 105,496 1871 Thanet
Whitstable (WHI) Southeastern Chatham Main Line 634,860 1915 Canterbury
Wye (WYE) Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line 168,654 1846 Ashford
Yalding (YAL) Southeastern Medway Valley Line 29,968 1844 Maidstone

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Station usage". Office of Rail Regulation. Retrieved 9 January 2023.