Cuxton railway station

Cuxton railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, and lies well to the east of the village of Cuxton. It is 33 miles 36 chains (53.8 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and is situated between Strood and Halling. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

Cuxton
Location
PlaceCuxton
Local authorityMedway
Coordinates51.374°N 0.462°E / 51.374; 0.462
Grid referenceTQ714667
Operations
Station codeCUX
Managed bySoutheastern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 41,578
2015/16 40,808
2016/17 42,512
2017/18 51,124
2018/19 57,986
History
Key datesOpened 18 June 1856 (18 June 1856)
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cuxton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The APTIS-equipped ticket office, in an imposing building on the northbound platform, closed in September 1989; the building remains disused and is in poor condition although some efforts have been made in recent years to stem the decay and deter vandalism.

A PERTIS (Permit to Travel) ticket machine is located at the entrance to the northbound platform; this was installed in 2007.

Wooden level crossing gates are operated from the signalbox.[1]

Services
Medway Towns
North Kent Line & HS1
to London Bridge & St Pancras
Chatham Main Line
to Victoria & Blackfriars
Medway Valley Line
to Maidstone West
 Halling
 Cuxton
 Strood
 Rochester Bridge│Strood (1st)
Rochester Bridge
Goods station
Rochester Common
 Rochester
(2015–)
 Rochester
(1892–2015)
 Chatham Central
River Medway
 Chatham
Gillingham
 Rainham
Chatham Main Line
to Faversham, Dover and Ramsgate

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Maidstone West, with alternate trains extended to Paddock Wood and Tonbridge, and two trains an hour to Strood, for connections to London. All trains are operated by Southeastern

Cuxton station and M2 motorway crossing the Medway in 1983
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Strood   Southeastern
Medway Valley Line		   Halling
26 July 1986 Cuxton with a 2 EPB.

References
  1. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 7. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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