List of railway stations in Kent explained

This is a list of railway stations in Kent, a county in the South East of England. It includes all railway stations that are part of the National Rail network, and which are currently open and have timetabled train services. Southeastern provides most of these services, with Southern and Thameslink providing the remainder.

The majority of services run into one of the London terminals of Blackfriars, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, London Bridge and Victoria.

Stations

Station (and code)Managed byLines
served
Station
users
2021/22[1]
Year
opened
Borough
(ADM)SoutheasternChatham Main Line19,4641861Canterbury
Appledore (APD)SouthernMarshlink Line24,8181851Ashford
(AFK)SoutheasternAshford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line
Eurostar
High Speed 1
Maidstone East Line
Marshlink Line
South Eastern Main Line
2,656,9221842Ashford
Ashurst (AHS)SouthernOxted line18,8421888Tunbridge Wells
(AYL)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line117,8161856Tonbridge and Malling
(AYH)SoutheasternChatham Main Line96,9921928Dover
(BMG)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line160,1321874Tonbridge and Malling
Bat and Ball (BBL)SoutheasternThameslink133,8261862Sevenoaks
(BSD)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line202,7541884Maidstone
(BKS)SoutheasternChatham Main Line19,5841861Canterbury
(BEG)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line10,5601909Maidstone
(BCH)SoutheasternChatham Main Line282,8361863Thanet
Borough Green and Wrotham (BRG)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line269,3501874Tonbridge and Malling
(BSR)SoutheasternAshford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line
Chatham Main Line
494,5481863Thanet
(CBE)SoutheasternChatham Main Line770,8021860Canterbury
(CBW)SoutheasternAshford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line1,793,7001846Canterbury
(CHG)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line60,5081884Ashford
(CRT)SoutheasternAshford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line64,1921859Canterbury
(CTM)SoutheasternChatham Main Line
North Kent Line
1,729,3761858Medway
(CSW)SoutheasternChatham Main Line71,0641930Canterbury
(CIL)SoutheasternAshford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line40,2141846Ashford
(CWN)SouthernOxted line30,6081888Sevenoaks
(CUX)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line46,3121856Medway
(DFD)SoutheasternBexleyheath Line
Dartford Loop Line
North Kent Line
3,152,9001849Dartford
(DEA)SoutheasternKent Coast Line393,6021846Dover
(DVP)SoutheasternChatham Main Line
Kent Coast Line
South Eastern Main Line
732,3221861Dover
(DMP)SoutheasternChatham Main Line23,2521926Thanet
(DNG)SoutheasternSouth Eastern Main Line152,5761868Sevenoaks
(EFL)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line23,2481844Maidstone
(EML)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line57,8821913Tonbridge and Malling
(EBD)Network Rail (High Speed)Eurostar
High Speed 1
1,212,8362007Dartford
(EBR)SouthernRedhill to Tonbridge Line134,7661842Sevenoaks
(EBT)SouthernOxted line246,7261888Sevenoaks
(EYN)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line
Thameslink
105,1961862Sevenoaks
(FNR)SoutheasternChatham Main Line104,1641860Dartford
(FAV)SoutheasternChatham Main Line1,119,6201858Swale
(FKC)SoutheasternSouth Eastern Main Line682,6741884Shepway
(FKW)SoutheasternSouth Eastern Main Line
Venice Simplon Orient Express
513,3221863Shepway
Gillingham (GLM)SoutheasternChatham Main Line
North Kent Line
1,860,6281858Medway
(GRV)SoutheasternNorth Kent Line1,891,7621849Gravesham
(GNH)SoutheasternNorth Kent Line
Victoria - Gravesend line
575,1721849Dartford
(HAI)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line63,2661890Medway
(HMT)SouthernMarshlink Line57,4861851Ashford
(HRM)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line65,0581884Maidstone
(HCN)SoutheasternSouth Eastern Main Line361,3201842Maidstone
(HNB)SoutheasternChatham Main Line634,8861849Canterbury
(HEV)SouthernOxted line29,7841888Sevenoaks
(HIB)SoutheasternHastings line775,5841893Tunbridge Wells
Higham (HGM)SoutheasternNorth Kent Line95,0641845Gravesham
(HLB)SoutheasternSouth Eastern Main Line236,5201868Tonbridge and Malling
(HBN)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line44,6501884Maidstone
(KSN)SoutheasternChatham Main Line36,6561862Dover
(KMS)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line9,4781874Sevenoaks
(KML)SoutheasternSheerness Line151,7241927Swale
(LIH)SouthernRedhill–Tonbridge line29,7501911Sevenoaks
(LEN)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line87,5841884Maidstone
(LGF)SoutheasternChatham Main Line314,3161872Dartford
(MDB)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line176,1481874Maidstone
(MDE)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line884,0701874Maidstone
(MDW)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line548,8321844Maidstone
(MRN)SoutheasternSouth Eastern Main Line333,7281842Maidstone
(MAR)SoutheasternAshford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line
Chatham Main Line
884,1101863Thanet
(MTM)SoutheasternKent Coast Line37,6581881Dover
(MEP)SoutheasternChatham Main Line181,0141861Gravesham
(MSR)SoutheasternAshford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line49,9641846Thanet
(NHE)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line128,2721929Tonbridge and Malling
(NGT)SoutheasternChatham Main Line102,0461862Swale
(NFL)SoutheasternNorth Kent Line126,9801849Gravesham
(OTF)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line
Thameslink
266,9821882Sevenoaks
(PDW)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line
South Eastern Main Line
742,0261842Tunbridge Wells
(PHR)SouthernRedhill to Tonbridge Line39,2561842Sevenoaks
(PLC)SoutheasternSouth Eastern Main Line69,4561842Ashford
(QBR)SoutheasternSheerness Line149,9761860Swale
Rainham (RAI)SoutheasternChatham Main Line1,155,3261858Medway
(RAM)SoutheasternAshford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) Line
Chatham Main Line
Kent Coast Line
1,006,6481926Thanet
(RTR)SoutheasternChatham Main Line
North Kent Line
1,458,3221892(Old Station)2015 (New Station)Medway
(SDG)SoutheasternSouth Eastern Main Line53,8281888Folkestone & Hythe
(SDW)SoutheasternKent Coast Line282,2581846Dover
(SEG)SoutheasternChatham Main Line63,3861860Swale
(SEV)SoutheasternHastings Line
South Eastern Main Line
Thameslink
2,457,3521868Sevenoaks
(SSS)SoutheasternSheerness Line332,3981883Swale
(SPH)SoutheasternChatham Main Line37,7581861Dover
(SEH)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line
Thameslink
49,0021862Sevenoaks
(SIT)SoutheasternChatham Main Line
Sheerness Line
1,659,2001858Swale
(SDA)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line214,1301856Tonbridge and Malling
(SWO)SoutheasternChatham Main Line10,4601914Dover
(SOR)SoutheasternChatham Main Line39,5701861Gravesham
(SPU)SoutheasternSouth Eastern Main Line474,1101842Maidstone
(SCG)SoutheasternNorth Kent Line173,6501908Dartford
Strood (SOO)SoutheasternChatham Main Line
Medway Valley Line
871,9461893Medway
(STU)SoutheasternAshford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line72,3441847Canterbury
(SWL)SoutheasternSheerness Line10,1541913Swale
(SAY)SoutheasternChatham Main Line
Maidstone East Line
Thameslink
922,2801862Sevenoaks
(SWM)SoutheasternNorth Kent Line209,5581908Dartford
(TEY)SoutheasternChatham Main Line119,4321858Swale
Thanet Parkway (THP)SoutheasternAshford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) LineN/A (Not Opened)2023Thanet
(TON)Southeastern and SouthernHastings Line
Medway Valley Line
Redhill to Tonbridge Line
South Eastern Main Line
2,985,8221842Tonbridge and Malling
(TBW)SoutheasternHastings Line2,096,9001846Tunbridge Wells
(WAM)SoutheasternKent Coast Line147,4021881Dover
(WTR)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line50,2021844Tonbridge and Malling
(WMA)SoutheasternMaidstone East Line458,9181874Tonbridge and Malling
(WHA)SoutheasternSouth Eastern Main Line45,0921844Folkestone & Hythe
(WGA)SoutheasternChatham Main Line105,4961871Thanet
(WHI)SoutheasternChatham Main Line634,8601915Canterbury
(WYE)SoutheasternAshford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line168,6541846Ashford
(YAL)SoutheasternMedway Valley Line29,9681844Maidstone

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station usage . 9 January 2023 . Office of Rail Regulation.