Chilham railway station

Chilham railway station is a railway station in Chilham, Kent. It is on the Ashford to Ramsgate line between Ashford International and Canterbury West. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern.

Chilham
Location
PlaceChilham
Local authorityAshford
Grid referenceTR077536
Operations
Station codeCIL
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 38,682
2015/16 38,320
2016/17 40,318
2017/18 43,422
2018/19 53,108
History
Key datesOpened 6 February 1846 (6 February 1846)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chilham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway (SER) on 6 February 1846,[1] as the first part of their line towards Thanet, which opened as far as Canterbury West on this date.[2][3]

There are level crossings near both ends of the station, since the SER were unsure about the levels of traffic on the line and decided to cross several roads at-grade instead of bridges. Trains that delayed cars at the crossings for more than five minutes would be fined.[3]

The station attracted attention from other railway companies. A proposal was put forward for a branch line from Chilham to Faversham, but rejected by the SER. In retrospect, this turned out to be a mistake as the East Kent Railway, later to become the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR), built their own line to Faversham, competing with the SER for London - Thanet traffic.[3] In response, the SER proposed building a line from its station at Strood to Chilham across the River Medway and the North Downs, in order to cut demand for the LCDR. This plan was withdrawn after the SER realised such a scheme would probably involve also constructing a line from Canterbury to Dover.[4]

Goods services were withdrawn from the station on 15 August 1966.[2]

Accidents and incidents
  • On 20 October 1848, a fish and luggage train was derailed near Chilham when a bridge over the River Stour was washed away under it. All three crew were uninjured.[5]
  • On 11 August 1858, an excursion train was derailed near Chilham. Three people were killed.[6][7]
  • On 15 July 1970, an electric multiple unit was in collision with a lorry on an occupation crossing between Chartham and Chilham due to an error by the crossing keeper. The driver of the lorry and the guard of the train were killed.[8]
  • On 26 July 2015, electric multiple unit 375 703 was in collision with a herd of cattle on the line between Wye and Chilham. Two carriages were derailed. There were no injuries amongst the 70 passengers.[9][10][11]

Services

As of December 2019, the off peak service at the station in trains per hour is:[12]

During the peak hours, the service is strengthened with additional services between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate calling at the station.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
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References

Citations

  1. Butt 1995, p. 60.
  2. McCarthy & McCarthy 2007, p. 122.
  3. Gray 1990, p. 244.
  4. Gray 1990, p. 246.
  5. "A Bridge Washed Away, and a Train Overturned". Daily News (750). London. 21 October 1848.
  6. Kidner, R. W. (1977) [1963]. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Tarrant Hinton: The Oakwood Press. p. 48.
  7. Gray 1990, p. 249.
  8. Glover, John (2001). Southern Electric. Hersham: Ian Allan. p. 142. ISBN 0 7110 2807 9.
  9. "Train derailed after hitting cows on line in Kent". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  10. Hartley-Parkinson, Richard. "Train derailed by cows in Kent". Metro. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  11. "Southeastern Train travelling between Chilham and Wye derails after hitting cattle". Kent Online. Kent Messenger Group. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  12. "Timetable 3 - Maidstone East Line" (PDF). Southeastern, December 2019.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David (2007). Railway of Britain : Kent and Sussex. Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3222-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Gray, Adrian (1990). South Eastern Railway. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-0-906520-85-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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