Wateringbury railway station
Location | Wateringbury, Tonbridge and Malling England |
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Coordinates | 51°14′57″N 0°25′21″E / 51.2493°N 0.4225°ECoordinates: 51°14′57″N 0°25′21″E / 51.2493°N 0.4225°E |
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 | ||
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Southeastern Medway Valley Line | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
Teston Halt | British Rail Southern Region Medway Valley Line
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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
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Railway stations in Kent
- Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1844
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- Grade II listed railway stations
- Grade II listed buildings in Kent
- Kent railway station stubs