Barming railway station

Barming railway station is located in Tonbridge and Malling Borough, west of Maidstone in Kent, England, and approximately 1 mile from Barming and Maidstone Hospital. It is 37 miles 43 chains (60.4 km) down the line from London Victoria. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

Barming
LocationBarming, Tonbridge and Malling
England
Grid referenceTQ729568
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBMG
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1 June 1874
Passengers
2015/16 0.136 million
2016/17 0.143 million
2017/18 0.142 million
2018/19 0.169 million
2019/20 0.173 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
The station in 1961

History

Barming station opened on 1 June 1874 as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's Maidstone Line from Swanley Junction to Maidstone.[1] The goods yard had two sidings, one of which served a goods shed.[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 5 December 1960.[3] The signal box closed on 24 April 1982.[4]

The platforms are of 6-car length only, despite the majority of services throughout the day being formed of 8 cars. The original station building remains on the down (Country-bound) platform 2, with a substantial wooden shelter on the up (London-bound) platform. The ticket office is manned for limited hours during the morning peak period on Mondays to Fridays; at other times a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, also located on the down platform, suffices. A passenger information screen is located on the down platform 2 and provides information relating to train running times for both platforms. The station entrances/exits are on the down Platform 2. There is no level access to Platform 1.

The concrete footbridge which spanned the tracks at the western end of the station, linking the platforms, was life-expired and demolished in early 2013. It was an example of the standard pre-fabricated design built at the Southern Railway's concrete factory at Exmouth Junction, east of Exeter. The replacement footbridge to the standard Network Rail design is at the extreme eastern end of the station.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and customer waiting room which are staffed during the weekday mornings only (05:50-09:15). At other times the station is unstaffed and tickets must be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station with modern help points available for customer information.

The station has a chargeable car park with 80 spaces at its entrance which is operated by Saba Parking.[5] There is also a small 16 capacity cycle rack at the station entrance.

The station has step-free access available to the Ashford bound platform although the London bound platform is only reachable by the use of steps.[6]

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

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

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southeastern

Bus Connections

The station is served by the Nu-Venture route 58 which provides hourly connections to Maidstone Hospital, West Malling and Wrotham Heath. There is no Sunday service on this route.[8]

References

References

  1. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
  2. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Barming.
  3. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 68.
  4. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 67.
  5. "Barming station car park". Saba Parking. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. "Barming station information". Southeastern. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. "Timetable 3: London to Ashford and Canterbury via Maidstone East" (PDF). Southeastern, May 2020.
  8. "Route 58 timetable: Maidstone Hospital to Wrotham Heath" (PDF). Nu-Venture. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

Notes

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-873793-45-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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