West Malling railway station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

West Malling
National Rail
West Malling Railway Station.jpg
LocationWest Malling, Tonbridge and Malling
England
Grid referenceTQ687575
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWMA
ClassificationDfT category D
Key dates
1 June 1874Opened as Malling
23 May 1949Renamed West Malling
Passengers
2016/17Increase 0.853 million
2017/18Decrease 0.840 million
2018/19Increase 0.873 million
2019/20Decrease 0.845 million
2020/21Decrease 0.143 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

West Malling railway station (sometimes shown as West Malling for Kings Hill) lies to the east of West Malling, Kent, England, and is close to Kings Hill, Larkfield and Leybourne. It is 34 miles 61 chains (55.9 km) down the line from London Victoria.

The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.

History[]

Malling station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from Swanley to Maidstone.[1] It was renamed West Malling on 23 May 1949.[2] The goods yard had four sidings, one of which served a goods shed.[3] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 19 May 1964.[4] The signal box closed on 9 December 1983.[5]

The ticket office at the station is manned for most of the day. There are self-service Scheidt and Bachmann ticket machines on both platforms. A PERTIS passenger-operated ticket machine was once located on Platform 1 for the issue of 'Permit to Travel' tickets (which are exchanged on-train or at manned stations for travel tickets) but this was withdrawn some years ago.

Nu-Venture bus 123 provides a regular link to/from Kings Hill (some journeys via West Malling) on Mondays to Fridays (not late evening). Through road-rail ticketing using Bus 123 is available to 'KINGS HILL BUS' from rail stations in SE England.

Services[]

All services at the station are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]

Additional services including trains to London Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.

On Sundays, there is an hourly service between London Victoria and Ramsgate via Canterbury West.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern

References[]

References

  1. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 58.
  3. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, West Malling.
  4. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 62.
  5. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 60.
  6. ^ "Timetable 3: London to Ashford and Canterbury via Maidstone East" (PDF). Southeastern, May 2020.


Sources

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-873793-45-9.

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°17′31″N 0°25′08″E / 51.292°N 0.419°E / 51.292; 0.419

Retrieved from ""