Harrietsham railway station

Harrietsham
General information
Location	Harrietsham, Maidstone England
Grid reference	TQ866529
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HRM
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1 July 1884
Passengers
2018/19	99,320
2019/20	0.103 million
2020/21	21,736
2021/22	65,058
2022/23	81,042
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Harrietsham railway station serves Harrietsham in Kent, England. It is 47 miles 36 chains (76.4 km) down the line from London Victoria.

The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern.

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.^[1] The goods yard was on the up side. It comprised three sidings, one of which served a goods shed.^[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 1 May 1961. The signal box closed on 5 November 1972.^[3]

The ticket office is staffed 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

All services at Harrietsham are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[4]

• 1 tph to London Victoria via Maidstone East
• 1 tph to Ashford International

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Ashford International, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hollingbourne		Southeastern Maidstone East Line		Lenham

References

Sources

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-45-6.

External links

London Charing Cross to GillinghamLondon Victoria to Ramsgate
via ChathamLondon Victoria to Dover
via ChathamLondon Victoria to Ashford
via Maidstone EastLondon St Pancras to Paris & Brussels
High Speed 1London Charing Cross to Dover
via TonbridgeLondon Charing Cross to HastingsLondon Bridge to UckfieldAshford to Ramsgate
via Canterbury WestDover to MargateRedhill–TonbridgeSittingbourne to Sheerness-on-SeaAshford to St Leonards
MarshlinkStrood to Paddock Wood
Medway Valley Line

Heritage railways

East Kent RailwayKent & East Sussex RailwayRomney, Hythe & Dymchurch RailwaySpa Valley Railway