- Maidstone Barracks railway station
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Maidstone Barracks Location Place Maidstone Local authority Maidstone Operations Station code MDB Managed by Southeastern Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 1,479 2005/06 * 3,002
2006/07 * 4,190
2007/08 * 399
2008/09 * 90
2009/10 * 152,000
History Opened 1 July 1874 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Maidstone Barracks from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Maidstone Barracks railway station is one of three railway stations which serve Maidstone in Kent. It is on the Medway Valley Line, and train services are provided by Southeastern.
The station has been unstaffed since Sept 1989, and the booking office on the Strood-bound platform subsequently demolished. A PERTIS (permit to travel) passenger-operated self-service ticket machine was installed on the Strood-bound platform in 2007/08.
Service
The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Maidstone West, of which one train per hour is extended to Paddock Wood and Tonbridge, and two trains an hour to Strood. Connections to London are available from either Strood or Paddock Wood, or from Maidstone East, a short walk away.
Preceding station National Rail
Following station Aylesford Southeastern
Medway Valley LineMaidstone West See also
External links
- Train times and station information for Maidstone Barracks railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°16′38.30″N 0°30′50.72″E / 51.277306°N 0.5140889°E
Categories:- Maidstone (borough)
- Railway stations in Kent
- Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
- Railway stations opened in 1874
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- DfT Category F1 stations
- Kent railway station stubs
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