Lenham railway station


Lenham railway station serves Lenham in Kent, England. It is down the line from.
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. 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.
In 1961, loops were installed in both directions. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 6 January 1969. Although a new signal box was provided in 1961, it closed on 28 May 1984.
The ticket office is staffed for only part of the day; at other times a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located outside the station building on the 'down' side, suffices.
A new footbridge replaced the life-expired concrete footbridge spanning the tracks here, completed in early 2010.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Canterbury West via Ashford International, and one train per hour to London Victoria via Maidstone East.