Rochester railway station
Location | Rochester, Borough of Medway England |
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Coordinates | 51°23′21″N 0°30′25″E / 51.38904°N 0.50689°ECoordinates: 51°23′21″N 0°30′25″E / 51.38904°N 0.50689°E |
Grid reference | TQ745684 |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Station code | RTR |
Classification | DfT category D |
Key dates | |
1 March 1892 | Opened |
13 December 2015 | Resited |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 1.632 million |
Interchange | 25,575 |
2017/18 | 1.817 million |
Interchange | 30,296 |
2018/19 | 2.057 million |
Interchange | 30,417 |
2019/20 | 2.122 million |
Interchange | 33,003 |
2020/21 | 0.585 million |
Interchange | 10,336 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Rochester railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Rochester, Kent. It is 33 miles 61 chains (54.3 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Sole Street and Chatham.
The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink, including a handful of peak services to and from Bedford operated by the latter.
In December 2015 a new station on Corporation Street opened 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the west of the original station which it replaced. It is now closer to the town centre and its historic buildings.
Original station[]
The first station opened as part of the East Kent Railway in 1892. It was set back some distance from the High Street to the east of the busy junction at Star Hill, and access to the platforms was via tunnels from the ticket office.
New station[]
On 16 January 2014 Gallagher Ltd cast the reinforced concrete base slab for a new subway for the station.[1] A little over a year later, on 26 January 2015, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin was given a tour of the site, and was quoted as saying, "Rochester’s new station will be a big improvement for this historic town. It will benefit commuters and visitors thanks to longer trains and more seats for passengers.".[2] According to the billboards adjoining the station site, the 900-tonne (890-long-ton; 990-short-ton) concrete subway was to be the first part of the project to be completed; this was scheduled took place over Easter 2015.[3] Office of Rail Regulation confirmation of the closure of the old station were exhibited at Charing Cross station and elsewhere in October 2015.[4]
Rochester (original) station building closed on 13 December 2015.
Under construction platforms (on the left) and the large entrance hall (on the right).
Layout[]
Platform 1 serves trains towards Strood, Gravesend, Ebbsfleet International, Dartford, Meopham, Bromley South into London.
Platform 2 serves trains towards Gillingham, Faversham, Margate, Ramsgate, Canterbury East, Dover Priory, and Ashford International via Sandwich and Deal.
Platform 3 has now opened up at a through platform, service trains towards Gillingham, Faversham, Ashford International and the Kent Coast. Trains can also terminate here before heading back towards London. As the through line runs all the way through Platform 4 of the old Rochester station, it can be used to hold long freight services to allow passenger services to pass, removing a bottleneck.
Service[]
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Services at Rochester are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 375, 395, 465, 466 and 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]
- 1 tph to London St Pancras International
- 3 tph to London Victoria (2 of these run non-stop from Bromley South and 1 runs via Denmark Hill)
- 2 tph to Luton via Dartford and Greenwich
- 1 tph to Gillingham
- 2 tph to Rainham
- 1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East
- 2 tph to Ramsgate
Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southeastern | ||||
Southeastern High Speed 1 | ||||
Thameslink North Kent Line | ||||
London Bridge | Southeastern Peak Hours only | |||
Disused railways | ||||
Rochester Bridge Line and station closed
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London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
Chatham Line and station open
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References[]
- ^ "Reinforced concrete base slab cast at new Rochester Station". gallagher-group.co.uk. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Rochester railway station taking shape as transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin given tour". kentonline.co.uk. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Rochester's new station on the way". networkrail.co.uk. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Consultation outcome, Rochester railway station: closure". gov.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ Table 194, 200, 201, 212 National Rail timetable, December 2021
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rochester railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Rochester railway station from National Rail
- Rochester, Kent
- Railway stations in Medway
- Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1892
- Railway stations served by Southeastern