Barming railway station

Barming
General information
Location	Barming, Tonbridge and Malling England
Coordinates	51°17′4.84″N 0°28′44.08″E
Grid reference	TQ729568
Elevation	49 metres
Owned by	Network Rail
Operated by	Southeastern
Line(s)	Maidstone East Line
Distance	37m 43ch from Victoria
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	58, 558, 575
Bus operators	Arriva Southern Counties, Nu-Venture
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	80
Bicycle facilities	16 parking spaces
Accessible	Yes, to platform 2 (Ashford-bound) only
Other information
Status	In use
Station code	BMG
Classification	DfT category E
Website	https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/more-travel-help/station-information/stations/barming
History
Opened	1 June 1874
Electrified	1931
Original company	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Passengers
2019/20	0.173 million
2020/21	42,146
2021/22	0.160 million
2022/23	0.205 million
2023/24	0.252 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Barming railway station is located in Tonbridge and Malling Borough, west of Maidstone, in Kent, England; it is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from Barming and Maidstone Hospital. It is 37 miles 43 chains (60.4 km) down the line from London Victoria on the Kent Downs line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

History

The station in 1961

Barming station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's Maidstone Line from Swanley Junction to Maidstone. The goods yard had two sidings, one of which served a goods shed. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 5 December 1960. The signal box closed on 24 April 1982.

The concrete footbridge which spanned the tracks at the western end of the station, linking the platforms, was life-expired and demolished in early 2013. It was an example of the standard pre-fabricated design built at the Southern Railway's concrete factory at Exmouth Junction, east of Exeter. The replacement footbridge to the standard Network Rail design is at the extreme eastern end of the station.

Facilities

The ticket office is staffed for limited hours during the morning peak period on Mondays to Fridays; at other times, a ticket vending machine on the down platform can be used. A passenger information screen is located on platform 2 and provides information relating to train running times for both platforms. There is a chargeable car park, with 80 spaces at its entrance, with a small 16-space cycle rack at the station entrance.

The station has step-free access available to the Ashford-bound platform, although the London-bound platform is only reachable by the use of steps.

The platforms are of six-car length only, despite the majority of services throughout the day being formed of eight cars. The original station building remains on the down platform 2, with a substantial wooden shelter on the up platform.

Services

All services at Barming are operated by Southeastern, using Class 375 and 377 electric multiple units.

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

• 1 tph to London Victoria
• 1 tph to Ashford International

During 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.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
East Malling		Southeastern Kent Downs line		Maidstone East

References

Sources

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-873793-45-9.

External links

• Train times and station information for Barming railway station from National Rail