Chatham train station

Chatham is a major interchange: 105 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Gillingham, with 286 trains a day.

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Chatham is the nearest station for postcodes in ME4, ME1, ME5. Check your own postcode.

105 direct destinations
240th busiest in Britain
Staffed full time
Step-free throughout
276 parking spaces
6 bus stops nearby

Direct trains from Chatham

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Gillingham	286	256	11
Rochester	286	256	11
Rainham	223	209	7
Strood	153	131	8
Faversham	151	137	4
Sittingbourne	151	137	4
Gravesend	150	130	8
Bromley South	121	124	3
London Victoria	120	124	3
London Bridge	86	72	3
Dartford	82	80	5
Greenhithe	82	80	5
Higham	82	80	5
Northfleet	81	80	5
Stone Crossing	81	80	5
Swanscombe	81	80	5
Longfield	80	82	2
Meopham	79	82	2
London Blackfriars	73	72	1
St Pancras International	72	72	1
Farringdon	72	72	1
Abbey Wood	71	72	3
Charlton	71	72	3
Plumstead	71	72	3
Slade Green	71	72	3
Woolwich Arsenal	71	72	3
Deptford	70	72	3
Greenwich	70	72	3
Maze Hill	70	72	3
Westcombe Park	70	72	3
Birchington-on-Sea	69	77	1
City Thameslink	69	48	0
Herne Bay	69	77	1
Margate	69	77	1
Whitstable	69	77	1
Broadstairs	68	77	1
Ebbsfleet International	68	50	3
Stratford International	68	50	3
London St. Pancras International	68	50	3
Ramsgate	64	77	1

and 65 more stations, each served less often.

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Lines serving Chatham

Chatham is on the Chatham Main Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

Freight through Chatham station, hour by hour

No freight is booked through or alongside Chatham station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.

How busy Chatham station is

2,397,976 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 240th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 240 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Chatham and London Victoria than any other pair: 623,190 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.