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| Rochester | |
| Rochester | |
| Rochester station building | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Rochester |
| Local authority | Medway |
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| Grid reference | Template:Gbmapscaled |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RTR |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.687 million |
| 2005/06 * | File:Increase2.svg 0.705 million |
| 2006/07 * | File:Increase2.svg 0.761 million |
| 2007/08 * | File:Increase2.svg 0.853 million |
| 2008/09 * | File:Increase2.svg 0.927 million |
| History | |
| Opened 1 March 1892 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rochester from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
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Rochester railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in Rochester, Medway, South East England. The majority of services are provided by Southeastern, with a handful of peak services to and from Bedford operated by First Capital Connect.
It is approximately Template:Convert/yd to the north of Rochester High Street, a short distance to the east of Star Hill. It has four platforms on two islands. The line is elevated and the platforms are accessed from a tunnel via stairways and lifts.
New Station[]
Plans have been unveiled to move the station 500 meters up the line, to a new £26m station on Corporation Street. This would link the station to the large Rochester Riverside housing development on the River Medway and to link the station closer to the high street.[1]
The new station, is expected to open in 2015, it will have longer platforms to allow 12 carriage trains to stop at Rochester instead of 10.[2]
There will be an “integrated transport hub” to connect to buses, a drop-off point (for car and taxi passengers) and a £1.8m foot subway between the high street, the station and the housing development.[3]
Planning proposals for a new £26m railway station in Rochester in Kent have been approved by Medway Council.[4]
Service[]
Template:Medway Towns RDT Typical off-peak frequencies in trains per hour are:
- 2 to London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International
- 3 to London Victoria via the Medway Towns and Bromley South
- 2 to London Charing Cross via Dartford and Blackheath
- 3 to Gillingham (Kent)
- 2 to Faversham
- 2 to Dover Priory via Canterbury East and Ramsgate via Margate, dividing at Faversham
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station
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| Rochester Bridge Line and station closed |
style="background:#Template:LCDR colour; border-top:solid 1px gray; " | | London, Chatham and Dover Railway Chatham Main Line |
style="background:#Template:LCDR colour;border-top:solid 1px gray; " | | Chatham Line and station open |
References[]
- ↑ Network Rail unveils plans for new railway station in Rochester, UK. www.railway-technology.com (April 9 2012). Retrieved on 10 May 2012.
- ↑ Rochester station relocation goes before council. www.bbc.co.uk (January 13 2013). Retrieved on 10 May 2012.
- ↑ Brown, Dan (April 8 2013). First look at £26m Rochester railway station plan. www.kentonline.co.uk. Retrieved on May 10 2012.
- ↑ Rochester station relocation goes before council. www.bbc.co.uk (September 12 2013). Retrieved on September 14th 2012.
External links[]
- Train times and station information for Rochester railway station from National Rail
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