Station code FAV 2011/12 1.472 million | Grid reference TR016609 DfT category C2 – Interchange 32,104 Number of platforms 4 | |
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Similar Canterbury East railway st, Dover Priory railway st, Aylesham railway station, Adisham railway station, Bekesbourne railway station | ||
Faversham railway station
Faversham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Faversham, Kent. It is 51 miles 77 chains (83.6 km) down-line from London Victoria. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
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History
The original 1858 station (built for the East Kent Railway) was rebuilt in 1898 and is an example of London, Chatham and Dover Railway architecture. The buildings are Grade II listed, and have been well maintained by Network Rail in recent years. A brick engine shed (also Grade II listed ) has, however, fallen into ruinous condition at the junction to the east of the station, mainly due to its inaccessibility. A further engine shed, formerly on the Faversham Creek spur has now been renovated and converted as offices. Sidings and other small buildings remain, some a legacy from pre-electrification days (1959) when Faversham Shed (73E) was of some importance. The spur line to Faversham Creek has now disappeared and incorporated into a housing development. The track ran along Standard Quay (a building beside the creek). In 1967, the track on Standard Quay was lifted, although a tiny section survives and Iron Wharf still has a few railway goods vans, now used by the boating fraternity. The brick built signal box dated from 1959 when electrification was completed. In 2009 preparatory works were completed before services to London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International commenced on 13 December 2009. This forms part of the UK's first domestic high speed service (beyond Gravesend) with typical journey times of around 65 minutes. The Chatham Main Line was re-signalled east of Faversham during 2011, and the Faversham signal box was decommissioned in late December (still remaining in situ in August 2014). Signalling responsibilities were transferred to the power box at Gillingham.
Faversham had two platform lifts, but they were removed in 2009 as part of a multimillion-pound station upgrade. Replacements were installed in March 2012, but they were not in use until finally later in the year. As at May 2016 the lifts are out of use owing to design errors, with no resolution apparently in sight.
Accidents and incidents
Services
Typical journey times for fastest services to Victoria is 70 minutes, and 65 minutes to St Pancras. In off-peak hours Faversham is the terminus for the domestic highspeed service from St Pancras on the Chatham line.
Typical off-peak services are: