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Newington
General information
Location	Newington, Swale England
Coordinates	51°21′12.20″N 0°40′5.24″E / 51.3533889°N 0.6681222°E / 51.3533889; 0.6681222
Grid reference	TQ858649
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	NGT
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
25 January 1858	Line opened
1 August 1862 (1862-08-01)	Station opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.138 million
2020/21	46,772
2021/22	0.102 million
2022/23	0.116 million
2023/24	0.126 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. A station on that line at Newington was opened by the LCDR on 1 August 1862.

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.

Services

All services at Newington are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

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

• 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		SoutheasternChatham Main Line		Sittingbourne

References

1. Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) . History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 326. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 169. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. Yonge, John (November 2008) . Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 8A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
4. Table 212 National Rail timetable, December 2021

External links

• Train times and station information for Newington railway station from National Rail

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