Wateringbury railway station

Wateringbury
Location	Wateringbury, Tonbridge and Malling England
Coordinates	51°14′57″N 0°25′21″E / 51.2493°N 0.4225°E / 51.2493; 0.4225Coordinates: 51°14′57″N 0°25′21″E / 51.2493°N 0.4225°E / 51.2493; 0.4225
Grid reference	TQ691528
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WTR
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	25 September 1844
Passengers
2016/17	48,084
2017/18	55,808
2018/19	60,802
2019/20	56,438
2020/21	15,844
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wateringbury railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, serving the villages of Wateringbury and Nettlestead. It is 39 miles 77 chains (64.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Paddock Wood and is situated between Yalding and East Farleigh. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

The station building, regarded as one of the finest Tudor-style stations in the country, was listed at Grade II in 1985.^[1]

The APTIS-equipped ticket office in this building (on the northbound platform) closed in 1989; the building has remained disused for many years, though is in reasonable condition. In 2007, a PERTIS permit to travel ticket machine was installed at the entrance to the northbound platform.

The signal box, which was Grade II listed in 2013^[2] remains to control the level crossing.

Services[]

All services at Wateringbury are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[3]

• 1 tph to Strood via Maidstone West
• 1 tph to Tonbridge

Services are increased to 2 tph during peak times, with the extra train terminating at Paddock Wood.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
East Farleigh		Southeastern Medway Valley Line		Yalding
	Disused railways
Teston Halt		British Rail Southern Region Medway Valley Line		Yalding

The station is mentioned in 'Hop Picking Diary' by George Orwell.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wateringbury railway station.

• Train times and station information for Wateringbury railway station from National Rail
• Photograph of Wateringbury station in 1886

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