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 | |
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General information | |
Location | Gillingham, Borough of Medway England |
Coordinates | 51.386569°N 0.549886°E / 51.386569; 0.549886 |
Grid reference | TQ775683 |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Station code | GLM |
Classification | DfT category C1 |
Key dates | |
July 1858[1] | Opened as New Brompton |
May 1886 | Renamed New Brompton (Gillingham) |
1 Oct 1912 | Renamed Gillingham |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 2.731 million |
Interchange | 0.313 million |
2017/18 | 2.744 million |
Interchange | 0.308 million |
2018/19 | 2.747 million |
Interchange | 0.170 million |
2019/20 | 2.515 million |
Interchange | 0.161 million |
2020/21 | 0.940 million |
Interchange | 45,372 |
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 Sunday 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]
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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 Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Chatham | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Rainham or Terminus | ||
Southeastern High Speed 1 | Rainham |
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Thameslink North Kent Line |
Railway stations in Kent | |||
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London Charing Cross to Gillingham |
Other alternative routes from London to Dartford via Sidcup and via Bexleyheath. | ||
London Victoria to Ramsgate via Chatham | |||
London Victoria to Dover via Chatham | |||
London Victoria to Ashford via Maidstone East |
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London St Pancras to Paris & Brussels High Speed 1 |
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London Charing Cross to Dover via Tonbridge | |||
London Charing Cross to Hastings | |||
London Bridge to Uckfield | |||
Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West |
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Dover to Margate |
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Redhill–Tonbridge | |||
Sittingbourne to Sheerness-on-Sea | |||
Ashford to St Leonards Marshlink | |||
Strood to Paddock Wood Medway Valley Line | |||
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East Kent Railway |
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Kent & East Sussex Railway | |||
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | |||
Spa Valley Railway |