Newington railway station
Newington Southern Railway | |
|---|---|
| Key dates | |
| 25 January 1858 | Line opened |
| 1 August 1862 | Station opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.137 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.138 million |
| 2020/21 | 46,772 |
| 2021/22 | 0.102 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.116 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Newington railway station is on the
Rainham and Sittingbourne
.
The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
History
The railway line between
Chatham and Faversham was opened on 25 January 1858 by the East Kent Railway, which became the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) the following year.[1] A station on that line at Newington was opened by the LCDR on 1 August 1862.[2]
Facilities
The station is 41 miles 42 chains (66.8 km) from
Rainham to 41 miles 52 chains (67.0 km), at the eastern end of Newington station. The outermost two tracks are designated the "loop" lines, and the innermost two are the "main" lines. At Newington, there are two platforms, one on each of the "loop" lines; these are capable of accepting 12 car trains.[3]
Services
All services at Newington are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 1 tph to London Victoria
- 1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East
Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rainham | Southeastern | |||
References
- ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.
- ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ Table 212 National Rail timetable, December 2021
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newington railway station.
- Train times and station information for Newington railway station from National Rail
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