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Lenham railway station serves Lenham in Kent, England. It is 49 miles 11 chains (79.1 km) down the line from London Victoria.

Lenham
General information
Location	Lenham, Maidstone England
Grid reference	TQ891518
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LEN
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1 July 1884
Passengers
2016/17	94,956
2017/18	96,656
2018/19	0.112 million
2019/20	0.120 million
2020/21	39,288
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.

History

Lenham station opened on 1 July 1884 as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's extension of the line from Maidstone to Ashford West.[1] The goods yard comprised four sidings on the down side and one on the up side. One of the down sidings served a goods shed, which was used by the Morello Cheery Works and a local bacon factory.[2]

In 1961, loops were installed in both directions. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 6 January 1969.[3] Although a new signal box was provided in 1961, it closed on 28 May 1984.[4]

A new footbridge replaced the life-expired concrete footbridge spanning the tracks here, completed in early 2010.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office which is staffed during Monday-Saturday mornings only (06:20-13:00). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station.

There is a passenger waiting room which is open while the station is staffed as well as passenger help points on each platform.

The station has a small cycle rack at the entrance as well as a chargeable car park which is operated by Saba Parking.[5]

The station has step-free access available to the Ashford although the London bound is only reachable by the use of steps and there is no access between the stations platforms.[6]

Services

All services at Lenham are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

• 1 tph to London Victoria via Maidstone East
• 1 tph to Ramsgate via Ashford International and Canterbury West

During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services between London Victoria and Ashford International, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction. There are also a small number of services to and from London Blackfriars.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Harrietsham		Southeastern Maidstone East Line		Charing

Bus Connections

The station is served by the Stagecoach South East route 10X bus which provides connections on all days of the week to Maidstone and Ashford.[8]

References

Sources

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-45-6.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lenham railway station.

• Train times and station information for Lenham railway station from National Rail

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