Maidstone Barracks railway station
Maidstone Barracks railway station is one of three railway stations which serve the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. Originally opened as Barracks station, it is named after the nearby Invicta Park Barracks and lies on the Medway Valley Line, 42 miles (68 km) from London Charing Cross via Strood between Aylesford and Maidstone West. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
Maidstone Barracks  | |
|---|---|
 Class 466 Networker on platform 2 in 2008 | |
| Location | Maidstone, Maidstone England |
| Grid reference | TQ754561 |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | MDB |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1874 |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  0.267 million |
| Interchange |  29,673 |
| 2016/17 | 0.272 million |
| Interchange | 55,209 |
| 2017/18 | 0.282 million |
| Interchange | 0.214 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.295 million |
| Interchange | 0.261 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.290 million |
| Interchange | 0.232 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station has been unstaffed since September 1989 and the booking office on the Strood-bound platform was subsequently demolished. A PERTIS (permit to travel) passenger-operated self-service ticket machine was installed on the Strood-bound platform in 2007–08.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is:[1]
- 2tph (trains per hour) to Maidstone West, of which 1tph is extended to Tonbridge
- 2tph to Strood
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesford | Southeastern Medway Valley Line |
Maidstone West | ||
References
- Table 208 National Rail timetable, May 2020
External links
- Train times and station information for Maidstone Barracks railway station from National Rail
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