Staplehurst railway station
- Staplehurst railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Staplehurst
code = SPU
manager = Southeastern
locale = Staplehurst
borough = Maidstone
start = 31 August 1842
platforms = 2
usage0405 = 0.814
usage0506 = 0.840
usage0607 = 0.886
Staplehurst railway station serves Staplehurst in Kent, England. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern. Staplehurst is convert|67|km|mi south east of London Charing Cross on the South Eastern Main Line.
taplehurst Rail Crash
The stretch of line near the station which crosses the River Beult (pronounced "Belt") was the site of a fatal train accident on 9 June 1865. This accident is well-known in literary circles as Charles Dickens was on the stricken train and survived. He later wrote a short story, "The Signal-Man", which was said to be inspired by this accident even though it was actually based on the earlier Clayton Tunnel rail crash of 1861. The accident left Dickens very anxious about rail travel.
ervices
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
*3tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross
*2tph to Ashford International
*1tph to Dover Priory and Ramsgate via Canterbury West (dividing at Ashford International)
External links
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