Maidstone Barracks railway station

Maidstone Barracks National Rail
Location
Place Maidstone
Local authority Maidstone
Grid reference TQ754561
Operations
Station code MDB
Managed by Southeastern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   1,479
2005/06 Increase 3,002
2006/07 Increase 4,190
2007/08 Decrease 399
2008/09 Steady 399
2009/10 Increase 152,000
2010/11 Increase 160,029
2011/12 Decrease 118,108
– Interchange 21,338
2012/13 Increase 0.268 million
– Interchange Increase 23,890
2013/14 Decrease 0.267 million
– Interchange Decrease 23,177
History
Key dates Opened 1 July 1874 (1 July 1874)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Maidstone Barracks from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Maidstone Barracks railway station is one of three railway stations which serve Maidstone in Kent. It is on the Medway Valley Line, and train services are provided by Southeastern.

The station has been unstaffed since September 1989, and the booking office on the Strood-bound platform subsequently demolished. A PERTIS (permit to travel) passenger-operated self-service ticket machine was installed on the Strood-bound platform in 2007–08.

Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Maidstone West, of which one train per hour is extended to Paddock Wood and Tonbridge, and two trains an hour to Strood. Connections to London are available from either Strood or Paddock Wood, or from Maidstone East, a short walk away. During peak hours there are also high speed services to and from London St Pancras.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Aylesford   Southeastern
Medway Valley Line		   Maidstone West

See also

Coordinates: 51°16′38.30″N 0°30′50.72″E / 51.2773056°N 0.5140889°E / 51.2773056; 0.5140889


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