Newington railway station


Newington railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Newington, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between Rainham and.
The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

History

The railway line between and was opened on 25 January 1858 by the East Kent Railway, which became the London, Chatham and Dover Railway the following year. A station on that line at Newington was opened by the LCDR on 1 August 1862.

Facilities

The station is from . Most of the line between and Dover has two tracks, but there are four tracks from a point about half a mile east of Rainham to, 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.

Services

All services at Newington are operated by Southeastern. As of May 2020, the typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
Additional services operate during the peak hours.
There is also one very early morning Monday-Friday service that runs to using the Western Curve to connect to the Sheerness Line.