Beltring railway station

Beltring railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, serving the village of Beltring. It is 36 miles 50 chains (58.9 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Paddock Wood and is situated between Paddock Wood and Yalding. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

Beltring
General information
Location	Beltring, Maidstone England
Coordinates	51.204587°N 0.405887°E / 51.204587; 0.405887
Grid reference	TQ680477
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BEG
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1 September 1909
Passengers
2019/20	13,260
2020/21	3,316
2021/22	10,560
2022/23	12,226
2023/24	15,040
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

Beltring station opened later than the others on the line (which had been opened in 1844): its opening date was 1 September 1909. The halt originally had platforms built of wooden sleepers.^[1] It originally had a freight siding; used for the forwarding of farm produce until 5 June 1961. The station was then named Beltring and Branbridges Halt. It consists of concrete platforms with shelters. It serves a predominantly rural area: the nearest settlements being the small villages of Beltring, Branbridges, Laddingford and East Peckham.

Facilities

Beltring station is unstaffed and facilities are limited. The station is fitted with a self-service ticket machine as well as modern help points on the platforms. Seated areas are available on both platforms and train information screens are provided for running information.^[2]

No regular buses stop outside the station although Arriva Southern Counties routes 6 & 6A to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and Go-Coach route 208 to Tonbridge both stop a short walk away on Branbridges Road.^[3][4]

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[5]

• 2 tph to Strood via Maidstone West
• 2 tph to Paddock Wood

A small number of morning, mid afternoon and late evening trains continue beyond Paddock Wood to Tonbridge.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.

Plans mooted in the mid-2000s to close Beltring station, or at least replace the existing services with a token service (such as one train a week in each direction) have been withdrawn.^[6]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Yalding		Southeastern Medway Valley Line		Paddock Wood

References

1. Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. p. 40. ISBN 0-85361-321-4.
2. "Beltring Station Information". Southeastern, June 2020.
3. "Routes 6/6A: Tunbridge Wells to East Peckham and Maidstone". Arriva Southern Counties, June 2020.
4. "Route 208: Pembury to East Peckham". Go Coach, June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
5. Table 208 National Rail timetable, December 2022
6. Southeastern. "Southeastern mainline timetable changes". Archived from the original on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009.

External links

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