Shoreham railway station serves Shoreham in Kent, England. It is 22 miles 52 chains (36.5 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Eynsford and Otford. Train services are provided by Thameslink.

Shoreham (Kent)
General information
Location	Shoreham, District of Sevenoaks England
Grid reference	TQ525615
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SEH
Classification	DfT category F1
Key dates
2 June 1862	Opened
Passengers
2016/17	44,294
2017/18	55,082
2018/19	60,986
2019/20	62,426
2020/21	19,084
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

Shoreham Station was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway on 2 June 1862, the same day as the Swanley to Sevenoaks Bat & Ball opened. The line was initially single track - the second track opened in 1863.[1]

The line through Shoreham between Bickley and Sevenoaks was electrified in 1935 and electric services began calling at Shoreham in the same year.

The ticket office here was closed in 1992, having been staffed only during part of the day; these days, a PERTIS passenger-operated ticket machine issues 'Permits to Travel' - which are exchanged on-train or at staffed stations for travel tickets - and is located on the Ashford-bound platform. This has since been replaced by a modern ticket machine.

The platforms are connected by a concrete footbridge - a typical product of the Southern Railway concrete factory at Exmouth Junction.

Facilities

There are shelters with benches on both platforms as well as a ticket machine and modern help point. There is step free access to the Sevenoaks bound platform but the London bound platform is only accessible via the stepped footbridge. There is a small (free) car park at the station entrance. The station is unstaffed.[2]

Services

Off-peak, all services at Shoreham are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

• 2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
• 2 tph to Sevenoaks

During the peak hours, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.

Southeastern services on the Maidstone East Line call here occasionally during times of service disruption or engineering work.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Eynsford		Thameslink Blackfriars to Sevenoaks		Otford
		Southeastern Maidstone East Line Limited Service

Connections

The station is served on Monday-Saturday by the route 2 bus to Swanley and Sevenoaks.[4]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shoreham railway station.

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