East Malling railway station

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

History

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. Template:Sfn Originally built of sleepers,Template:Sfn the halt was rebuilt in concrete in the late 1950s.Template:Sfn 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 Script error: No such module "convert". and Script error: No such module "convert". length. These had been removed by 1995.Template:Sfn

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

All services at East Malling are operated by Southeastern using Template:Brc and Template:Brc EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

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.

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References

References

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  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 177
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External links

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