Teynham railway station

Teynham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Teynham, Kent. It is 47 miles 74 chains (77.1 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Sittingbourne and Faversham.

Teynham
View west towards Sittingbourne
Location
PlaceTeynham
Local authoritySwale
Coordinates51°19′59.74″N 0°48′28.68″E
Grid referenceTQ956631
Operations
Station codeTEY
Managed bySoutheastern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryE
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.117 million
2015/16 0.120 million
2016/17 0.122 million
2017/18 0.137 million
2018/19 0.136 million
History
Original companyEast Kent Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
25 January 1858Station 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 Teynham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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

On the London-bound platform, there is a staffed booking office which is open only at certain times, as well as a passenger-operated self-service ticket machine issuing permits to travel.

History

The section of the East Kent Railway between Chatham and Faversham opened on 25 January 1858, and Teynham station opened with the line.[1][2]

The original two-storey brick built station was demolished in the 1970s and replaced by the prefabricated buildings popular at the time. A manually operated crossing to allow access to Station Row to the north of the line was finally replaced with automatic gates during the upgrading of signalling in December 2011.

Accidents and incidents
  • In December 1861, a passenger train was derailed due to elongation of the gap at a rail joint during cold weather.[3]

Services

Typical off-peak services are:

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Sittingbourne   Southeastern
Chatham Main Line		   Faversham

References
  1. Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 326. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 228. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Kidner, R. W. (1977) [1963]. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Tarrant Hinton: The Oakwood Press. p. 89.


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