Northfleet railway station explained

51.446°N 0.324°W

Northfleet
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Northfleet, Borough of Gravesham
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Southeastern
Platforms:2
Code:NFL
Classification:DfT category E
Opened:30 July 1849
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Northfleet railway station serves the town of Northfleet in the Borough of Gravesham in Kent, England. It is 21chain69chain down the line from . Train services are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

The ticket office located on platform 2, on the 'down' side, is situated in the substantial station building. This is staffed between 06:00 - 10:00 Monday to Friday; at other times a ticket machine can be found outside the entrance, accepting card and contactless payments only.

There is no step-free access to platform 1 on the 'up' side. A foot tunnel connects the two platforms.

The station is very close to Ebbsfleet International station (the NNE entrance is only 334yd from Northfleet's station), but passengers (using public transport) will find it far easier to access Ebbsfleet International from Gravesend or Greenhithe, as these stations are more accessible and offer easy access to Fastrack bus services. The walking route between the two stations is 0.6miles or 0.8miles and a suitable pedestrian link has not been built because of funding issues and objections from Land Securities.

Services

Services at Northfleet are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using,,, and EMUs.

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

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and call at the station during the peak hours.