Harrietsham railway station
Harrietsham railway station serves Harrietsham in Kent, England. It is 47 miles 36 chains (76.4 km) down the line from London Victoria.
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Location | |
Place | Harrietsham |
Local authority | Maidstone |
Grid reference | TQ866529 |
Operations | |
Station code | HRM |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | E |
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History | |
Key dates | Opened 1 July 1884 |
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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 It comprised three sidings, one of which served a goods shed.[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 1 May 1961.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 Canterbury West via Ashford International, and one train per hour to London Victoria via Maidstone East
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Following station | ||
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Hollingbourne | Southeastern Maidstone East Line |
Lenham |
References
- Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
- Mitchell & Smith 1995, Harrietsham.
- Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 98.
- Sources
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 873793 45 6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harrietsham railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Harrietsham railway station from National Rail