Charing railway station serves the village of Charing in Kent, England. It is 53 miles 11 chains (85.5 km) down the line from London Victoria. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.
The ticket office is staffed only during part of the day; at other times a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located outside the station building on the 'down' side, suffices.
The next station eastwards (towards Ashford) used to be Hothfield; however, it was closed in 1959, although it remained a 'request' stop for railway staff throughout the 1960s.[1]
The station was opened on 1 July 1884,[2] as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) extension to Ashford West of the 1874 line to Maidstone, which itself was a branch off the LCDR's Sevenoaks branch of 1862, which joined the LCDR mainline of 1840 at Swanley.[3] In the wake of 1955 British Rail Modernisation plan, the "Kent Coast Electrification" scheme saw the suburban electrification of the previous Southern Railway extended from Maidstone East through to Ashford.[1] The goods yard comprised five sidings on the down side and one on the up side. It was taken over for military use during World War II. Electrification also saw the addition of a footbridge, but by 16 May 1964 freight operations ceased. Charing's signal box closed on 14 April 1984, when the upgraded Maidstone East Panel took control of the whole line.[4]
During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Ashford International, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN1 873793 45 6.
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charing, railway, station, confused, with, charing, cross, railway, station, serves, village, charing, kent, england, miles, chains, down, line, from, london, victoria, station, trains, serving, operated, southeastern, charingmain, building, platform, road, br. Not to be confused with Charing Cross railway station Charing railway station serves the village of Charing in Kent England It is 53 miles 11 chains 85 5 km down the line from London Victoria The station and all trains serving it is operated by Southeastern CharingMain building platform 2 and road bridge in 2012General informationLocationCharing AshfordEnglandGrid referenceTQ950491Managed bySoutheasternPlatforms2Other informationStation codeCHGClassificationDfT category EKey dates1 July 1884Opened9 October 1961Electrified14 April 1984Signal box closedPassengers2018 1986 1402019 2089 5542020 2126 2342021 2260 5082022 2375 588NotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road The ticket office is staffed only during part of the day at other times a PERTIS permit to travel machine located outside the station building on the down side suffices The next station eastwards towards Ashford used to be Hothfield however it was closed in 1959 although it remained a request stop for railway staff throughout the 1960s 1 Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Main entrance in 2009 The station was opened on 1 July 1884 2 as part of the London Chatham and Dover Railway LCDR extension to Ashford West of the 1874 line to Maidstone which itself was a branch off the LCDR s Sevenoaks branch of 1862 which joined the LCDR mainline of 1840 at Swanley 3 In the wake of 1955 British Rail Modernisation plan the Kent Coast Electrification scheme saw the suburban electrification of the previous Southern Railway extended from Maidstone East through to Ashford 1 The goods yard comprised five sidings on the down side and one on the up side It was taken over for military use during World War II Electrification also saw the addition of a footbridge but by 16 May 1964 freight operations ceased Charing s signal box closed on 14 April 1984 when the upgraded Maidstone East Panel took control of the whole line 4 Services edit nbsp Platform 1 seen from platform 2 All services at Charing are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs The typical off peak service in trains per hour is 5 1 tph to London Victoria via Maidstone East 1 tph to Ashford International During the peak hours the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Ashford International increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationLenhamSoutheasternKent Downs lineAshford International Disused railways Lenham British Rail Southern RegionMaidstone line HothfieldReferences edit a b Kent Rail p 2 Retrieved 20 July 2008 Butt 1995 p 57 Mitchell amp Smith 1995 Historical Background Mitchell amp Smith 1995 Charing Table 197 National Rail timetable December 2022 Sources Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Mitchell Vic Smith Keith 1995 Swanley to Ashford Midhurst Middleton Press ISBN 1 873793 45 6 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charing railway station Train times and station information for Charing railway station from National Rail 51 12 29 N 0 47 24 E 51 208 N 0 790 E 51 208 0 790 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charing railway station amp oldid 1222627708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
