Wateringbury railway station

Wateringbury railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, serving the village of Wateringbury. 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
Location	Wateringbury, Tonbridge and Malling England
Coordinates	51.2493°N 0.4225°E
Grid reference	TQ691528
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WTR
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	25 September 1844
Passengers
2015/16	47,302
2016/17	48,084
2017/18	55,808
2018/19	60,802
2019/20	56,438
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

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

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

• 1 tph to Strood via Maidstone West
• 1 tph to Tonbridge

Services are increased to 2 tph during peak times.

The station is mentioned in 'Hop Picking Diary' by George Orwell.

References

1. Historic Railway Buildings, "Wateringbury", 22 March 2005.
2. Railway signal boxes granted Grade II listed status, BBC News pages, 26 July 2013.
3. Table 208 National Rail timetable, May 2020

External links

• Train times and station information for Wateringbury railway station from National Rail
• Photograph of Wateringbury station in 1886