Wateringbury railway station
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Wateringbury railway station is on the Medway Valley Line
in Kent
, England
, and serves Wateringbury
. Train services are provided by Southeastern
. The station building, regarded as one of the finest Tudor-style stations in the country, was Grade II listed on 19 April 1985.
The APTIS-equipped ticket office in this building (on the northbound platform) closed in 1989; the building has remained disused for many years though in reasonable condition.
In 2007, a PERTIS
(Permit to Travel) ticket machine was installed at the entrance to the northbound platform.
The signal box remains, to control the level crossing gates here.
. Connections to London
are available at either of these two stations, or by changing at Maidstone Barracks
and walking to Maidstone East
.
The station is mentioned in 'Hop Picking Diary' by George Orwell
.
Medway Valley Line
The Medway Valley Line is the name given to the railway line linking and the Medway Towns with and onward to , and London St Pancras International...
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and serves Wateringbury
Wateringbury
Wateringbury is a village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The Wateringbury Stream flows into the River Medway just above Bow Bridge. It formerly powered three watermills in the village, one of which survives. Wateringbury railway station is on the Medway Valley Line.- Demography :As...
. Train services are provided by Southeastern
Southeastern (train operating company)
London & South Eastern Railway Limited, trading as Southeastern is a train operating company in south-east England. On 1 April 2006 it became the franchisee for the new Integrated Kent Franchise , replacing the publicly owned South Eastern Trains on the former South East Franchise...
. The station building, regarded as one of the finest Tudor-style stations in the country, was Grade II listed on 19 April 1985.
The APTIS-equipped ticket office in this building (on the northbound platform) closed in 1989; the building has remained disused for many years though in reasonable condition.
In 2007, a PERTIS
Permit to travel
In the ticketing system of the British rail network, a Permit to Travel provisionally allows passengers to travel on a train when they have not purchased a ticket in advance and the ticket office of the station they are travelling from is closed, without incurring a penalty fare.Since a large...
(Permit to Travel) ticket machine was installed at the entrance to the northbound platform.
The signal box remains, to control the level crossing gates here.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Paddock Wood and , and one train an hour to StroodStrood railway station
Strood Railway Station serves the town of Strood in Medway. It is on the North Kent Line and is a terminus for the Medway Valley Line. Train services are operated by Southeastern.-History:...
. Connections to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
are available at either of these two stations, or by changing at Maidstone Barracks
Maidstone Barracks railway station
Maidstone Barracks railway station is one of three railway stations which serve Maidstone in Kent. It is on the Medway Valley Line, and train services are provided by Southeastern....
and walking to Maidstone East
Maidstone East railway station
Maidstone East railway station is one of three stations in the central area of Maidstone, Kent, but currently the only one with a regular direct service to London. The station is on the Maidstone East Line, south-east of London Victoria , and is served by trains operated by...
.
The station is mentioned in 'Hop Picking Diary' by George Orwell
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
.