Place Rochester Station code RTR DfT category D Number of platforms 3 | Grid reference TQ745684 Managed by Southeastern 2011/12 1.139 million | |
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Address 86 Corporation St, Rochester ME1 1NH, UK Similar Chatham railway station, Gillingham (Kent) railway st, Strood railway station, Rainham (Kent) railway st, Meopham railway station | ||
Rochester railway station kent england 3rd june 2014
Rochester railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Rochester, Kent. It is 33 miles 61 chains (54.3 km) down-line from London Victoria and is situated between Sole Street and Chatham.
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The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern, with a handful of peak services to and from Bedford operated by Thameslink.
In December 2015 a new station on Corporation Street opened 500 metres to the west of the original station which it replaced. It is now closer to the town centre and its historic buildings.
Construction
On 16 January 2014 Gallagher Ltd cast the reinforced concrete base slab for a new subway for the station. A little over a year later, on 26 January 2015, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin was given a tour of the site, and was quoted as saying, "Rochester’s new station will be a big improvement for this historic town. It will benefit commuters and visitors thanks to longer trains and more seats for passengers.". According to the billboards adjoining the station site, the 900-tonne concrete subway was to be the first part of the project to be completed; this was scheduled took place over Easter 2015. Office of Rail Regulation confirmation of the closure of the old station were exhibited at Charing Cross station and elsewhere in October 2015.
Layout
Platform 1 serves trains towards Strood, Gravesend, Ebbsfleet International, Dartford, Meopham, Bromley and onto London.
Platform 2 serves trains towards Gillingham, Faversham, Ashford International and the Kent Coast.
Platform 3 has now opened up at a through platform, service trains towards Gillingham, Faversham, Ashford International and the Kent Coast. Trains can also terminate here before heading back towards London. As the through line runs all the way through the old Rochester Platform 4, it can be used to hold freight trains to allow passenger services to pass, removing a bottleneck.
Service
Typical off-peak frequencies in trains per hour are: