Harrietsham railway station
Harrietsham  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Harrietsham |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Grid reference | TQ866529 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HRM |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 59,722 |
| 2005/06 |
 65,949 |
| 2006/07 |
69,043 |
| 2007/08 |
71,094 |
| 2008/09 |
79,856 |
| 2009/10 |
 70,616 |
| 2010/11 |
73,812 |
| 2011/12 |
76,014 |
| 2012/13 |
75,270 |
| 2013/14 |
72,334 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1 July 1884 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Harrietsham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Harrietsham railway station serves Harrietsham in Kent. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern.
History
Harrietsham station opened on 1 July 1884 as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's extension of the line from Maidstone to Ashford West.[1] The goods yard was on the up side. It comprised three sidings, one of which served a goods shed.[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 1 May 1961. The signal box closed on 5 November 1972.[3]
The ticket office is manned only during the morning peak period; at other times a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located at the entrance to the up platform, suffices.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Ashford International and one train per hour to London Victoria via Maidstone East.
There is also a peak hour service via Thameslink across London, serving City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International before travelling onto Bedford.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollingbourne | Southeastern Maidstone East Line |
Lenham | ||
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Harrietsham.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 98.
- Sources
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 873793 45 6.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harrietsham railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Harrietsham railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°14′42″N 0°40′19″E / 51.245°N 0.672°E