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East Malling railway station

Coordinates: 51°17′10″N 0°26′20″E / 51.286°N 0.439°E / 51.286; 0.439
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East Malling
National Rail
General information
LocationEast Malling, Tonbridge and Malling
England
Grid referenceTQ702568
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeEML
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
OpenedMay 1913
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.107 million
2019/20Decrease 0.106 million
2020/21Decrease 19,996
2021/22Increase 57,882
2022/23Increase 65,546
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

East Malling railway station serves the village of East Malling in Kent, and is close to Ditton and Larkfield. It is 35 miles 64 chains (57.6 km) down the line from London Victoria.

The station, and most trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern.

History

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East Malling Halt opened in 1913. The station is at high level, adjacent to the railway bridge over the High Street, and the platforms are accessed by steps from street level: there are no lifts. [1] Originally built of sleepers,[2] the halt was rebuilt in concrete in the late 1950s.[3] About a mile (1.6 km) east of the station, a siding served a small quarry in the 1930s. Further east still, were the two Preston Hall Tunnels, of 33 yards (30 m) and 54 yards (49 m) length. These had been removed by 1995.[1]

The ticket office here closed by 1988; it was located in a wooden building on the up (London-bound) platform, where the part retained as a shelter continues in use. A PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located at road level at the foot of the steep staircase to the up platform, suffices. There is a metal shelter on the down platform, where extensive underpinning of the concrete platform took place in 2006. The platforms were extended in the late 1980s to take 8-car trains, having previously been of 6-car length only.

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

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 National Rail Following station
Southeastern

References

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References

  1. ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 1995, East Malling.
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustrations 63 & 64.
  3. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 65.
  4. ^ Table 197 National Rail timetable, December 2022

Sources

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-873793-45-9.
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51°17′10″N 0°26′20″E / 51.286°N 0.439°E / 51.286; 0.439