Wateringbury railway station

Wateringbury railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, serving the villages of Wateringbury and Nettlestead. It is 39 miles 77 chains (64.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Paddock Wood and is situated between Yalding and East Farleigh. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

Wateringbury
National Rail
General information
LocationWateringbury, Tonbridge and Malling
England
Coordinates51°14′57″N 0°25′21″E / 51.2493°N 0.4225°E / 51.2493; 0.4225
Grid referenceTQ691528
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWTR
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened25 September 1844
Passengers
2018/19Increase 60,802
2019/20Decrease 56,438
2020/21Decrease 15,844
2021/22Increase 50,202
2022/23Increase 57,508
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station building, regarded as one of the finest Tudor-style stations in the country, was listed at Grade II in 1985.[1]

The APTIS-equipped ticket office in this building (on the northbound platform) closed in 1989; the building has remained disused for many years, though is in reasonable condition. In 2007, a PERTIS permit to travel ticket machine was installed at the entrance to the northbound platform.

The signal box, which was Grade II listed in 2013[2] remains to control the level crossing.

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

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.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Disused railways
Teston Halt   British Rail Southern Region
  Yalding

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