Sole Street railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Sole Street, near Cobham, Kent. It is 26 miles 71 chains (43.3 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Meopham and Rochester. The station is managed by Southeastern.
Sole Street | |
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General information | |
Location | Sole Street, Borough of Gravesham England |
Grid reference | TQ655675 |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | SOR |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 1 February 1861 |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 68,620 |
2017/18 | 64,338 |
2018/19 | 64,698 |
2019/20 | 59,448 |
2020/21 | 13,862 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Office of Rail Regulation statistics suggest that the decline in traffic at Sole Street that has been noted since 2009/10 coincided with the opening of fast High Speed One services from nearby Strood.
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 Sole Street station opened later, on 1 February 1861.[2][3]
The station has a ticket office which is open during the morning peak only (06:00-10:00 Mon-Fri). 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 in the stations ticket office. There is also a small chargeable car park located outside the main entrance to the station. 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.[4]
The station is served infrequently Monday-Saturday by the route 416 bus operated by Redroute Buses which provides connections to Gravesend and Meopham.[5]
All services at Sole Street are operated by Southeastern using Class 375, 465 and 466 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
During the peak hours, the service is increased to 2 tph.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southeastern Chatham Main Line | Rochester |
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Disused railways | ||||
Meopham Line and station open |
London, Chatham and Dover Railway Chatham Main Line |
Rochester Bridge Line and station closed |
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 |
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London Victoria to Dover via Chatham |
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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 |
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London Charing Cross to Hastings |
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London Bridge to Uckfield |
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Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West |
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Dover to Margate |
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Redhill–Tonbridge | |||
Sittingbourne to Sheerness-on-Sea |
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Ashford to St Leonards Marshlink |
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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 |
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Spa Valley Railway |
Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes | |||||
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Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only. | |||||
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