| Lenham | |
| Symbol Location: | gb |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Borough: | Lenham, Maidstone |
| Country: | England |
| Grid Name: | Grid reference |
| Manager: | Southeastern |
| Platforms: | 2 |
| Code: | LEN |
| Classification: | DfT category E |
| Opened: | 1 July 1884 |
| Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Lenham railway station serves Lenham in Kent, England. It is 49chain11chain down the line from .
The station, and all trains serving it, is/ are operated by Southeastern. The station has two tracks running through and two platforms.
Lenham station opened on 1 July 1884 as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's extension of the line from Maidstone to . The goods yard comprised four sidings on the down side and one on the up side. One of the down sidings served a goods shed, which was used by the Morello Cheery Works and a local bacon factory.
In 1961, loops were installed in both directions. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 6 January 1969. Although a new signal box was provided in 1961, it closed on 28 May 1984.
A new footbridge replaced the life-expired concrete footbridge spanning the tracks here, completed in early 2010.
The station has a ticket office which is staffed during Monday-Saturday mornings only (06:20-13:00). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station.
There is a passenger waiting room which is open while the station is staffed as well as passenger help points on each platform.
The station has a small cycle rack at the entrance as well as a chargeable car park which is operated by Saba Parking.[1]
The station has step-free access available to the Ashford although the London bound is only reachable by the use of steps and there is no access between the stations platforms.[2]
All services at Lenham are operated by Southeastern using and EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
Additional services, including trains to and from London Charing Cross call at the station during the peak hours.
Stagecoach South East route 10X serves the station.[3]