Gillingham (Kent) train station

Gillingham is a major interchange: 109 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Chatham, with 286 trains a day.

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Address: Railway Street, Gillingham, ME7 1XE

Gillingham is the nearest station for postcodes in ME7. Check your own postcode.

109 direct destinations
223rd busiest in Britain
Staffed full time
Step-free throughout
152 parking spaces
5 bus stops nearby

Direct trains from Gillingham (Kent)

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

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Chatham	286	256	11
Rochester	286	256	11
Rainham	226	210	7
Faversham	153	138	4
Sittingbourne	153	138	4
Strood	153	131	8
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
Birchington-on-Sea	70	77	1
Deptford	70	72	3
Greenwich	70	72	3
Herne Bay	70	77	1
Margate	70	77	1
Maze Hill	70	72	3
Westcombe Park	70	72	3
Whitstable	70	77	1
Broadstairs	69	77	1
City Thameslink	69	48	0
Ebbsfleet International	68	50	3
Stratford International	68	50	3
London St. Pancras International	68	50	3
Ramsgate	65	77	1

and 69 more stations, each served less often.

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Lines serving Gillingham (Kent)

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

Freight through Gillingham (Kent) station, hour by hour

No freight is booked through or alongside Gillingham (Kent) 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 Gillingham (Kent) station is

2,542,112 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 223rd busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 136,775 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Gillingham and London Victoria than any other pair: 476,970 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.