Aylesham railway station explained

Aylesham
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Aylesham, District of Dover
Country:England
Coordinates:51.2274°N 1.2095°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Southeastern
Platforms:2
Code:AYH
Classification:DfT category E
Opened:1 July 1928
Footnotes: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 68chain66chain down the line from, situated between and . 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.[1]

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

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aylesham (AYH) . Nationalrail.co.uk . 21 November 2024 .
  2. Web site: Timetables . Southeastern Railway . 2 June 2024 . 21 November 2024 .