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, from London Charing Cross via between and. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
The station has been unstaffed since September 1989 and the booking office on the -bound platform was subsequently demolished. A PERTIS 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 two trains per hour to Maidstone West, of which one train per hour is extended to Paddock Wood and, and two trains an hour to Strood. Connections to London are available from either Strood or Paddock Wood, or from Maidstone East, a short walk away. During peak hours, there are also high-speed services to and from, but these no longer stop at Maidstone Barracks.