Newington railway station

Newington railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Newington, Kent. It is 41 miles 44 chains (66.9 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Rainham and Sittingbourne.

This article is about the station in Kent, England. For the former station in Edinburgh, Scotland, see Newington railway station (Edinburgh). For other uses, see Newington station.

Newington
Location
PlaceNewington
Local authoritySwale
Coordinates51°21′12.20″N 0°40′5.24″E
Grid referenceTQ858649
Operations
Station codeNGT
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 0.133 million
2015/16 0.133 million
2016/17 0.134 million
2017/18 0.139 million
2018/19 0.137 million
History
Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
25 January 1858Line opened
1 August 1862 (1862-08-01)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 Newington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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

History

The railway line between Chatham and Faversham was opened on 25 January 1858 by the East Kent Railway, which became the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) the following year.[1] A station on that line at Newington was opened by the LCDR on 1 August 1862.[2]

Facilities

The station is 41 miles 42 chains (66.8 km) from London Victoria (measured via Herne Hill). Most of the line between Swanley and Dover has two tracks, but there are four tracks from a point about half a mile east of Rainham to 41 miles 52 chains (67.0 km), at the eastern end of Newington station. The outermost two tracks are designated the "loop" lines, and the innermost two are the "main" lines. At Newington, there are two platforms, one on each of the "loop" lines; these are capable of accepting 12 car trains.[3]

Services
Front entrance to Newington railway station

All services at Newington are operated by Southeastern. As of May 2020, the typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [4]

Additional services operate during the peak hours.

There is also one very early morning Monday-Friday service that runs to Sheerness-on-Sea using the Western Curve to connect to the Sheerness Line.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Rainham (Kent)
Southeastern
Chatham Main Line
Rainham (Kent)
Southeastern
Sheerness Line
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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. 169. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 8A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. "Timetable 2: London to Medway Towns, Ramsgate and Dover" (PDF). Southeastern, May 2020.


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