Meopham railway station

Meopham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Meopham, Kent. It is 25 miles 76 chains (41.8 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Longfield and Sole Street.

Meopham
Location
PlaceMeopham
Local authorityBorough of Gravesham
Grid referenceTQ640678
Operations
Station codeMEP
Managed bySoutheastern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryD
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.335 million
2015/16 0.327 million
2016/17 0.323 million
2017/18 0.328 million
2018/19 0.338 million
History
Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
3 December 1860Line opened
6 May 1861 (1861-05-06)Station opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Meopham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

The extant station is a prefabricated building erected in 1971 to British Rail's CLASP design.[1]

History

The main line of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway was opened in stages. The section between Rochester Bridge (then named Strood) and Bickley was opened on 3 December 1860;[2] but the station at Meopham opened later, on 6 May 1861.[3][4]

Service

The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak service is

The typical Sunday service from the station is

References
  1. "Meopham". Kent Rail website. David Glasspool. 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  2. Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 327, 502. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Dendy Marshall & Kidner 1963, p. 524
  4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 158. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Longfield   Southeastern
Chatham Main Line		   Sole Street
Longfield   Southeastern
London to Rainham		   Rochester


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