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. The station is managed by Southeastern.
Meopham | |
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Location | |
Place | Meopham |
Local authority | Borough of Gravesham |
Grid reference | TQ640678 |
Operations | |
Station code | MEP |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | D |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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History | |
Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
3 December 1860 | Line opened |
6 May 1861 | 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. |
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;[1] but the station at Meopham opened later, on 6 May 1861.[2][3]
The current station building is a prefabricated building erected in 1971 to British Rail's CLASP design.[4]
Facilities and Connections
The station has a ticket office which is open during the morning only (06:15-12:45 Mon-Fri and 08:00-13:15 Sat). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station. The station is fitted with modern help points and covered seating is available on both platforms. The station also has toilets which are located on the London bound platform. There is also a chargeable car park located outside the main entrance to the station. There is a taxi rank as well as cycle racks located on the station forecourt. The station has step free access to the London bound platform however access to the Kent bound platform is via the stepped footbridge only so is not accessible.[5]
The station is served Monday-Saturday by the Arriva Southern Counties routes 306 & 308 which provides hourly connections to Sevenoaks, Borough Green, Vigo Village and Gravesend (as well as Bluewater during the evenings).[6]
Services
All services at Meopham are operated by Southeastern. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [7]
- 2 tph to London Victoria (semi-fast)
- 1 tph to London Victoria via Denmark Hill
- 1 tph to Ramsgate
- 2 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East
On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly and runs between London Victoria and Canterbury East.
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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Longfield | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Sole Street or Rochester |
References
- 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)
- Dendy Marshall & Kidner 1963, p. 524
- 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)
- "Meopham". Kent Rail website. David Glasspool. 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- "Meopham Station Information". Southeastern, 2020.
- "Routes 306/308: Sevenoaks to Gravesend (and Bluewater in the evening)". Arriva Southern Counties, June 2020.
- "Timetable 2: London to Medway Towns, Ramsgate and Dover" (PDF). Southeastern, December 2019.