Ham Street railway station
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Ham Street railway station serves Hamstreet
in Kent
. It is on a dual-track section of the Marshlink Line
, and train services are provided by Southern
.
The line is unelectrified and services are operated by Class 171 Turbostar
diesel trains.
A staffed booking office is provided in the building on the Ashford-bound platform. PERTIS passenger-operated self-service ticket machines, installed in connection with a Penalty Fares Scheme in 2008, are located on both platforms.
Hamstreet
Hamstreet is a village in Kent, in South East England.The village is located some 6 miles south of Ashford on the A2070, the main road between Ashford and Hastings...
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. It is on a dual-track section of the Marshlink Line
Marshlink Line
The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings in the South East of England. The line was part of an original proposal by a company named the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway to extend its coast route to Hastings...
, and train services are provided by Southern
Southern (train operating company)
Southern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Officially named Southern Railway Ltd., it is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between transport groups Go-Ahead Group and Keolis, and has operated the South Central rail franchise since October 2000 and the Gatwick Express service...
.
The line is unelectrified and services are operated by Class 171 Turbostar
British Rail Class 171
The Class 171 Turbostar is a type of diesel multiple unit built by Bombardier Transportation at their Litchurch Lane Works in Derby, England which is identical to the Class 170, except for the replacement of the BSI coupler with a Dellner coupler...
diesel trains.
A staffed booking office is provided in the building on the Ashford-bound platform. PERTIS passenger-operated self-service ticket machines, installed in connection with a Penalty Fares Scheme in 2008, are located on both platforms.
Services
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giving two trains an hour in each direction.