Rochester Railway Station

Rochester railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Rochester, Kent. It is 33mi down the line from and is situated between and. The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern, with a handful of peak services to and from operated by Thameslink. In December 2015 a new station on Corporation Street opened 500 metres to the west of the original station which it replaced. It is now closer to the town centre and its historic buildings. ConstructionOn 16 January 2014 Gallagher Ltd cast the reinforced concrete base slab for a new subway for the station. A little over a year later, on 26 January 2015, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin was given a tour of the site, and was quoted as saying, "Rochester’s new station will be a big improvement for this historic town. It will benefit commuters and visitors thanks to longer trains and more seats for passengers. ". According to the billboards adjoining the station site, the 900-tonne concrete subway was to be the first part of the project to be completed; this was scheduled took place over Easter 2015. Office of Rail Regulation confirmation of the closure of the old station were exhibited at Charing Cross station and elsewhere in October 2015. LayoutPlatform 1 serves trains towards Strood, Gravesend, Ebbsfleet International, Dartford, Meopham, Bromley and onto London.

Rochester railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Rochester, Kent. It is 33mi down the line from and is situated between and. The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern, with a handful of peak services to and from operated by Thameslink. In December 2015 a new station on Corporation Street opened 500 metres to the west of the original station which it replaced. It is now closer to the town centre and its historic buildings. ConstructionOn 16 January 2014 Gallagher Ltd cast the reinforced concrete base slab for a new subway for the station. A little over a year later, on 26 January 2015, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin was given a tour of the site, and was quoted as saying, "Rochester’s new station will be a big improvement for this historic town. It will benefit commuters and visitors thanks to longer trains and more seats for passengers. ". According to the billboards adjoining the station site, the 900-tonne concrete subway was to be the first part of the project to be completed; this was scheduled took place over Easter 2015. Office of Rail Regulation confirmation of the closure of the old station were exhibited at Charing Cross station and elsewhere in October 2015. LayoutPlatform 1 serves trains towards Strood, Gravesend, Ebbsfleet International, Dartford, Meopham, Bromley and onto London.