Gillingham railway station (Kent)

Gillingham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Gillingham, Kent. It is 35 miles 75 chains (57.8 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Chatham and Rainham.

Gillingham
National Rail
The station entrance in 2018
General information
LocationGillingham, Borough of Medway
England
Coordinates51°23′12″N 0°33′00″E / 51.386569°N 0.549886°E / 51.386569; 0.549886
Grid referenceTQ775683
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeGLM
ClassificationDfT category C1
Key dates
July 1858[1]Opened as New Brompton
May 1886Renamed New Brompton (Gillingham)
1 Oct 1912Renamed Gillingham
Passengers
2018/19Increase 2.747 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.170 million
2019/20Decrease 2.515 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.161 million
2020/21Decrease 0.940 million
 Interchange Decrease 45,372
2021/22Increase 1.861 million
 Interchange Increase 0.107 million
2022/23Increase 2.120 million
 Interchange Increase 0.602 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern. Following a timetable change on 20 May 2018, some trains are also operated by Govia Thameslink. It is commonly suffixed as Gillingham (Kent) to distinguish it from the similarly named station in Dorset.

The station first opened in 1858. It currently has three platforms (two for London-bound services and one for country-bound services) and a passenger lift from the station entrance to the platforms.

The station underwent an extensive facelift between 2010 and 2012. This included a new entrance, better pavements, new roof, refurbished waiting rooms, and new cycle storage units.[2]

The original station entrance in 1995
Looking coastbound. The building on the left is a train crew depot.
Medway Towns
Halling
Cuxton
Strood
Rochester Bridge | Strood (1st)
Goods station
Rochester Common
Rochester
(2015–)
Rochester
(1892–2015)
Chatham Central
Chatham
Gillingham
Rainham

Services

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Services at Gillingham are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 375, 395, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

Additional services, including trains to and from London Charing Cross via Sidcup, and fast trains to and from London Cannon Street call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Chatham   Southeastern
  Rainham or Terminus
Southeastern
Thameslink
Southeastern
Peak Hours Only
Terminus

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ "Station revamp ahead of 2012 London Olympics". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  3. ^ Table 194, 200, 201, 212 National Rail timetable, December 2023
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