Harrietsham railway station

Harrietsham National Rail
Location
Place Harrietsham
Local authority Maidstone
Grid reference TQ866529
Operations
Station code HRM
Managed by Southeastern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Decrease 75,270
2013/14 Decrease 72,334
2014/15 Increase 74,412
2015/16 Increase 74,950
2016/17 Decrease 74,566
History
Key dates Opened 1 July 1884 (1 July 1884)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Harrietsham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Harrietsham railway station serves Harrietsham in Kent, England. It is 47 miles 36 chains (76.4 km) down the line from London Victoria.

The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern.

History

Harrietsham 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 was on the up side. It comprised three sidings, one of which served a goods shed.[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 1 May 1961. The signal box closed on 5 November 1972.[3]

The ticket office is manned only during the morning peak period; at other times a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located at the entrance to the up platform, suffices.

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 on to Bedford.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Hollingbourne   Southeastern
Maidstone East Line		   Lenham

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
  2. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Harrietsham.
  3. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 98.
Sources
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 873793 45 6.

Coordinates: 51°14′42″N 0°40′19″E / 51.245°N 0.672°E / 51.245; 0.672


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