Meopham railway station


Meopham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Meopham, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and. The station is managed by Southeastern.

History

The main line of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway was opened in stages. The section between and was opened on 3 December 1860; but the station at Meopham opened later, on 6 May 1861.
The current station building is a prefabricated building erected in 1971 to British Rail's CLASP design.

Facilities and Connections

The station has a ticket office which is open during the morning only. At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station. The station is fitted with modern help points and covered seating is available on both platforms. The station also has toilets which are located on the London bound platform. There is also a chargeable car park located outside the main entrance to the station. There is a taxi rank as well as cycle racks located on the station forecourt. The station has step free access to the London bound platform however access to the Kent bound platform is via the stepped footbridge only so is not accessible.
The station is served Monday-Saturday by the Arriva Southern Counties routes 306 & 308 which provides hourly connections to Sevenoaks, Borough Green, Vigo Village and Gravesend.

Services

All services at Meopham are operated by Southeastern. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly and runs between London Victoria and Canterbury East.