Rainham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line

Chatham Main Line

The Chatham Main Line is a British railway line that runs from either London Victoria to Dover Priory / Ramsgate or London St Pancras to Faversham, with both services travelling via Medway...

 in north 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...

, between Gillingham

Gillingham (Kent) railway station

Gillingham railway station in the town of Gillingham , north Kent, is on the Chatham Main Line between and Rainham stations. Train services are provided by Southeastern....

 and Newington

Newington railway station

Newington railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, England. Train services are provided by Southeastern.The station has two platforms, capable of accepting 12 car EMUs on the "slow" lines, with two "fast" through lines.-Services:...

. Train services are provided by Southeastern

Southeastern (train operating company)

London & South Eastern Railway Limited, trading as Southeastern is a train operating company in south-east England. On 1 April 2006 it became the franchisee for the new Integrated Kent Franchise , replacing the publicly owned South Eastern Trains on the former South East Franchise...

.

Rainham station is 38 miles and 1694 yards from London Victoria, according to the mileage sign on the footbridge.

Ticket barriers are in operation, however there is a gate on the eastbound platform which is sometimes open.

Services

Typical off-peak services are:

• 2tph to via
• 2tph to via and
• 4tph to Faversham
  Faversham railway station
  Faversham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, and serves the town of Faversham, 52 miles from London Victoria and 49 miles from London St. Pancras International. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Typical journey times for fastest services to Victoria is 70...
  
  , of which two terminate at Faversham and two split there, one portion continuing to Dover Priory
  Dover Priory railway station
  Dover Priory railway station is the main station in Dover in Kent, with the other station being Kearsney situated on the outskirts of Dover. . All train services are provided by Southeastern...
  
   via Canterbury East
  Canterbury East railway station
  Canterbury East railway station is one of two stations in Canterbury in Kent. It is south-southwest of the city centre and is served by Southeastern....
  
   and the other to Ramsgate
  Ramsgate railway station
  Ramsgate railway station serves the town of Ramsgate in Thanet in Kent, England, and is located about 10 minutes away on foot from the town centre. The station lies on the Chatham Main Line 127 km east of London Victoria, the Kent Coast Line, and the Ashford to Ramsgate line...
  
   via Margate
  Margate railway station
  Margate railway station serves the town of Margate in Thanet in Kent, England. Train services are provided by Southeastern.Trains from the station generally run to London Victoria via , or to via Ramsgate, Canterbury West and Ashford International...
  
  

External links

• Rainham Station Photos 1980s