Newington railway station

Newington railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Newington, Kent. It is 41 miles 44 chains (66.9 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Rainham and Sittingbourne.

Newington
Location	Newington, Swale England
Coordinates	51°21′12.20″N 0°40′5.24″E
Grid reference	TQ858649
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	NGT
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
25 January 1858	Line opened
1 August 1862	Station opened
Passengers
2015/16	0.133 million
2016/17	0.134 million
2017/18	0.139 million
2018/19	0.137 million
2019/20	0.138 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

History

The railway line between Chatham and Faversham was opened on 25 January 1858 by the East Kent Railway, which became the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) the following year.[1] A station on that line at Newington was opened by the LCDR on 1 August 1862.[2]

Facilities

The station is 41 miles 42 chains (66.8 km) from London Victoria (measured via Herne Hill). Most of the line between Swanley and Dover has two tracks, but there are four tracks from a point about half a mile east of Rainham to 41 miles 52 chains (67.0 km), at the eastern end of Newington station. The outermost two tracks are designated the "loop" lines, and the innermost two are the "main" lines. At Newington, there are two platforms, one on each of the "loop" lines; these are capable of accepting 12 car trains.[3]

Services

Front entrance to Newington railway station

All services at Newington are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

• 1 tph to London Victoria via Chatham
• 1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East

Additional services operate during the peak hours.

There is also one very early morning Monday-Friday service that runs to Sheerness-on-Sea using the Western Curve to connect to the Sheerness Line.

References

1. Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 326. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 169. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 8A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
4. "Timetable 2: London to Medway Towns, Ramsgate and Dover" (PDF). Southeastern, May 2020.

External links

• Train times and station information for Newington railway station from National Rail