Barming railway station

51°17′4.84″N 0°28′44.08″E / 51.2846778°N 0.4789111°E / 51.2846778; 0.4789111Grid referenceTQ729568Elevation49 metresOwned byNetwork RailOperated bySoutheasternLine(s)Maidstone East LineDistance37m 43ch from VictoriaPlatforms2Tracks2Train operatorsSoutheasternBus routes58, 558, 575Bus operatorsArriva Southern Counties, Nu-VentureConstructionPlatform levels1Parking80Bicycle facilities16 parking spacesAccessibleYes, to platform 2 (Ashford-bound) onlyOther informationStatusIn useStation codeBMGClassificationDfT category EWebsitehttps://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/more-travel-help/station-information/stations/barmingHistoryOpened1 June 1874Electrified1931Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover RailwayPre-groupingSouth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingSouthern RailwayPassengers2018/19 0.169 million2019/20 0.173 million2020/21 42,1462021/22 0.160 million2022/23 0.205 million

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Barming railway station is located in Tonbridge and Malling Borough, west of Maidstone in Kent, England, and approximately 1 mile from Barming and Maidstone Hospital. It is 37 miles 43 chains (60.4 km) down the line from London Victoria. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

History

Barming station opened on 1 June 1874 as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's Maidstone Line from Swanley Junction to Maidstone.^[1] The goods yard had two sidings, one of which served a goods shed.^[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 5 December 1960.^[3] The signal box closed on 24 April 1982.^[4]

The platforms are of 6-car length only, despite the majority of services throughout the day being formed of 8 cars. The original station building remains on the down (Country-bound) platform 2, with a substantial wooden shelter on the up (London-bound) platform. The ticket office is staffed for limited hours during the morning peak period on Mondays to Fridays; at other times a [TVM] 'ticket vending machine', also located on the down platform, suffices. A passenger information screen is located on the down platform 2 and provides information relating to train running times for both platforms. The station entrances/exits are on the down Platform 2. There is no level access to Platform 1.

The concrete footbridge which spanned the tracks at the western end of the station, linking the platforms, was life-expired and demolished in early 2013. It was an example of the standard pre-fabricated design built at the Southern Railway's concrete factory at Exmouth Junction, east of Exeter. The replacement footbridge to the standard Network Rail design is at the extreme eastern end of the station.

Facilities

The Station has a ticket officer, which since lockdown, is no longer in use. It is locked and the station is unstaffed.

The station has a chargeable car park with 80 spaces at its entrance which is operated by Saba Parking.^[5] There is also a small 16 capacity cycle rack at the station entrance.

The station has step-free access available to the Ashford bound platform although the London bound platform is only reachable by the use of steps.^[6]

Services

All services at Barming are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[7]

• 1 tph to London Victoria
• 1 tph to Ashford International

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Ashford International, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
East Malling		Southeastern Kent Downs line		Maidstone East

References

References

Notes

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-873793-45-9.

External links

London Charing Cross to GillinghamLondon Victoria to Ramsgate
via ChathamLondon Victoria to Dover
via ChathamLondon Victoria to Ashford
via Maidstone EastLondon St Pancras to Paris & Brussels
High Speed 1London Charing Cross to Dover
via TonbridgeLondon Charing Cross to HastingsLondon Bridge to UckfieldAshford to Ramsgate
via Canterbury WestDover to MargateRedhill–TonbridgeSittingbourne to Sheerness-on-SeaAshford to St Leonards
MarshlinkStrood to Paddock Wood
Medway Valley Line

Heritage railways

East Kent RailwayKent & East Sussex RailwayRomney, Hythe & Dymchurch RailwaySpa Valley Railway