Lenham railway station
Lenham railway station serves Lenham in Kent, England. It is 49 miles 11 chains (79.1 km) down the line from London Victoria.
Lenham  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Lenham, Maidstone England |
| Grid reference | TQ891518 |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LEN |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1884 |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  96,656 |
| 2018/19 | 0.112 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.120 million |
| 2020/21 |  39,288 |
| 2021/22 | 87,584 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.
History
Lenham station opened on 1 July 1884 as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's extension of the line from Maidstone to Ashford West.[1] The goods yard comprised four sidings on the down side and one on the up side. One of the down sidings served a goods shed, which was used by the Morello Cheery Works and a local bacon factory.[2]
In 1961, loops were installed in both directions. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 6 January 1969.[3] Although a new signal box was provided in 1961, it closed on 28 May 1984.[4]
A new footbridge replaced the life-expired concrete footbridge spanning the tracks here, completed in early 2010.
Facilities
The station has a ticket office which is staffed during Monday-Saturday mornings only (06:20-13:00). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station.
There is a passenger waiting room which is open while the station is staffed as well as passenger help points on each platform.
The station has a small cycle rack at the entrance as well as a chargeable car park which is operated by Saba Parking.[5]
The station has step-free access available to the Ashford although the London bound is only reachable by the use of steps and there is no access between the stations platforms.[6]
Services
All services at Lenham are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
- 1 tph to London Victoria via Maidstone East
- 1 tph to Ashford International
During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Ashford International, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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Bus Connections
The station is served by the Stagecoach South East route 10X bus which provides connections on all days of the week to Maidstone and Ashford.[8]
References
- Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
- Mitchell & Smith 1995, Lenham.
- Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 101.
- Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustrations 103.
- "Lenham station car park". Saba Parking. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- "Lenham station information". Southeastern. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- Table 197 National Rail timetable, December 2022
- "Route 10X: Maidstone to Ashford". Stagecoach South East. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- Sources
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-45-6.
External links
- Train times and station information for Lenham railway station from National Rail