Lenham railway station

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

Lenham
LocationLenham, Maidstone
England
Grid referenceTQ891518
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLEN
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1 July 1884
Passengers
2015/16 98,380
2016/17 94,956
2017/18 96,656
2018/19 0.112 million
2019/20 0.120 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern. It was built by Christopher John Townsend.

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 Freight facilities were withdrawn on 6 January 1969.[3] Although a new signal box was provided in 1961, it closed on 28 May 1984.[4]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 Class 377 EMUs.

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

Additional services including trains to London Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southeastern

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
  1. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
  2. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Lenham.
  3. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 101.
  4. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustrations 103.
  5. "Lenham station car park". Saba Parking. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. "Lenham station information". Southeastern. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  7. "Timetable 3: London to Ashford and Canterbury via Maidstone East" (PDF). Southeastern, May 2020.
  8. "Route 10X: Maidstone to Ashford". Stagecoach South East. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
Sources
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 873793 45 6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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