Chatham railway station (Kent)
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Chatham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Chatham, Kent. It is 34 miles 25 chains (55.2 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Rochester and Gillingham.
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This article is about the station in Medway, England. For other stations named 'Chatham', see Chatham railway station (disambiguation).
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General information | |
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Location | Chatham, Borough of Medway England |
Coordinates | 51.3805°N 0.5205°E / 51.3805; 0.5205 |
Grid reference | TQ755676 |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | CTM |
Classification | DfT category C1 |
History | |
Opened | 25 January 1858; 166 years ago (1858-01-25) |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 2.730 million |
2019/20 | 2.619 million |
2020/21 | 0.826 million |
2021/22 | 1.729 million |
2022/23 | 2.010 million |
Location | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern. Following a timetable change on Sunday 20 May 2018, some trains are operated by Govia Thameslink.
There are two platforms, one for each direction and both capable of accommodating 12-coach trains.
There are tunnels at either end of the station: Fort Pitt Tunnel (428 yards) at the London end, and Chatham Tunnel (297 yards) at the country end.