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Railway station in Kent, England

AyleshamNational Rail
General information
LocationAylesham, District of Dover
England
Coordinates51°13′39″N 1°12′34″E / 51.227367°N 1.209483°E / 51.227367; 1.209483
Grid referenceTR241524
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeAYH
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1 July 1928
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.122 million
2020/21Decrease 44,884
2021/22Increase 96,992
2022/23Increase 0.103 million
2023/24Decrease 0.101 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Aylesham railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line; it serves the village of Aylesham, in Kent, England. It is 68 miles 66 chains (110.8 km) down the line from London Victoria, situated between Adisham and Snowdown. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

History

It was built by the Southern Railway and opened on 1 July 1928 to cater for the considerable increase in passenger traffic brought about by the development of the Kent coalfield.

The station passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail.

Facilities

The station booking office is staffed on Mondays to Saturdays mornings and a self-service ticket machine is located on the London-bound platform.

The main station buildings are on the London-bound side of the station.

Services

All services at Aylesham are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 electric multiple units.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

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

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
AdishamSoutheasternChatham Main Line - Dover BranchSnowdown

References

Citations

  1. "Aylesham (AYH)". Nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. "Timetables". Southeastern Railway. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

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External links

Railway stations in Kent
London Charing Cross to Gillingham

Other alternative routes from London to Dartford via Sidcup and via Bexleyheath.

London Victoria to Ramsgate
via Chatham
London Victoria to Dover
via Chatham
London Victoria to Ashford
via Maidstone East
London St Pancras to Paris & Brussels
High Speed 1
London Charing Cross to Dover
via Tonbridge
London Charing Cross to Hastings
London Bridge to Uckfield
Ashford to Ramsgate
via Canterbury West
Dover to Margate
Redhill–Tonbridge
Sittingbourne to Sheerness-on-Sea
Ashford to St Leonards
Marshlink
Strood to Paddock Wood
Medway Valley Line
Heritage railways
East Kent Railway
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
Spa Valley Railway
Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes
Southeastern routes serving this station
Mainline via
Chatham
Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.
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