Snodland railway station
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Snodland railway station is on the Medway Valley Line
in north Kent
, and serves the town of Snodland
which lies some way to the west. Train services are provided by Southeastern
. The APTIS-equipped ticket office, in an imposing building on the northbound platform, closed in the early 1990s and subsequently became an Indian restaurant qv Aylesford Station. In 2007, a PERTIS
(Permit to Travel) ticket machine was installed just outside the entrance to the northbound platform.
, with alternate trains extended to Paddock Wood and , and two trains an hour to Strood
, for connections to London
.
Medway Valley Line
The Medway Valley Line is the name given to the railway line linking and the Medway Towns with and onward to , and London St Pancras International...
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...
, and serves the town of Snodland
Snodland
Snodland is a small town in the county of Kent, England, located on the River Medway between Rochester and Maidstone. It has a population of about 12,000 people....
which lies some way to the west. 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...
. The APTIS-equipped ticket office, in an imposing building on the northbound platform, closed in the early 1990s and subsequently became an Indian restaurant qv Aylesford Station. In 2007, a PERTIS
Permit to travel
In the ticketing system of the British rail network, a Permit to Travel provisionally allows passengers to travel on a train when they have not purchased a ticket in advance and the ticket office of the station they are travelling from is closed, without incurring a penalty fare.Since a large...
(Permit to Travel) ticket machine was installed just outside the entrance to the northbound platform.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Maidstone WestMaidstone West railway station
Maidstone West railway station is one of three railway stations which serve the Town Centre of Maidstone, the County Town of Kent.It lies approximately halfway along the Medway Valley Line from Paddock Wood; from Strood) and train services are provided by Southeastern.- History :Due largely to...
, with alternate trains extended to Paddock Wood and , and two trains an hour to Strood
Strood railway station
Strood Railway Station serves the town of Strood in Medway. It is on the North Kent Line and is a terminus for the Medway Valley Line. Train services are operated by Southeastern.-History:...
, for connections to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.