Newington railway station

Railway station in Kent, England

51°21′12.20″N 0°40′5.24″E / 51.3533889°N 0.6681222°E / 51.3533889; 0.6681222Grid referenceTQ858649Managed bySoutheasternPlatforms2Other informationStation codeNGTClassificationDfT category EHistoryOriginal companyLondon, Chatham and Dover RailwayPre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham RailwayPost-groupingSouthern RailwayKey dates25 January 1858Line opened1 August 1862 (1862-08-01)Station openedPassengers2018/19

0.137 million2019/20

0.138 million2020/21

46,7722021/22

0.102 million2022/23

0.116 million

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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

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
1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East

Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Rainham		Southeastern Chatham Main Line		Sittingbourne

References

^ 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.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 169. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ 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.
^ Table 212 National Rail timetable, December 2021