Place Harrietsham Station code HRM DfT category E Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference TQ866529 Managed by Southeastern 2011/12 76,014 | |
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Address Harrietsham, Maidstone ME17 1JA, United Kingdom Similar Hollingbourne railway station, Lenham railway station, East Malling railway st, Charing railway station, Bearsted railway station | ||
Harrietsham railway station serves Harrietsham in Kent. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern.
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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. The goods yard was on the up side. It comprised three sidings, one of which served a goods shed. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 1 May 1961. The signal box closed on 5 November 1972.
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 on to Bedford.