Rochester railway station

* 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 Medway, north Kent, England. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

Unlike other local stations, Rochester station has 4 platforms (as opposed to the normal 2), based on two islands. The tracks are elevated and accessed from a tunnel beneath the islands via stairways or via lifts for disabled access.

[edit] Service

The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak service from the station is:

4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via Bromley South
2tph to London Charing Cross via Dartford and Woolwich Arsenal
4tph to Faversham, of which 2tph divide at Faversham with one portion going on to Dover Priory via Canterbury East and the other portion going to Ramsgate via Margate
2tph to Gillingham

The Sunday service from the station is

2tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via Bromley South
2tph to London Charing Cross via Dartford and Woolwich Arsenal
2tph to Faversham, of which 1tph divides at Faversham with one portion going on to Dover Priory via Canterbury East and the other portion going to Ramsgate via Margate
2tph to Gillingham

Preceding station		Following station
Strood	Southeastern North Kent Line	Chatham
Sole Street	Southeastern Chatham Main Line	Chatham
Strood	Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Rochester (not yet operational)	Terminus