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Gillingham (Kent) train station

Gillingham is a major interchange: 110 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.

Direct trains from Gillingham (Kent)

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

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Chatham286312219
Rochester286312219
Rainham225266209
Strood153201143
Faversham152194146
Sittingbourne152194146
Gravesend150130106
Bromley South12011076
London Victoria120180113
London Bridge86720
Dartford828070
Greenhithe828070
Higham828070
Northfleet818070
Stone Crossing818070
Swanscombe818070
Longfield797535
Meopham787535
London Blackfriars73720
St Pancras International72720
Farringdon72720
Abbey Wood717263
Charlton71720
Plumstead717263
Slade Green717263
Woolwich Arsenal71720
Deptford70720
Greenwich70720
Maze Hill70720
Westcombe Park70720
Birchington-on-Sea6910795
City Thameslink69480
Herne Bay69113103
Margate69113103
Whitstable69113103
Broadstairs68112103
Ebbsfleet International685036
Stratford International685036
London St. Pancras International685036
Ramsgate64112103

and 70 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 21 September 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.

Sundays

Sunday is a different railway here: 48 stations instead of 110, a drop of about 56%. Saturday runs to 81.

Nearest other stations

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Gillingham, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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Facilities at Gillingham (Kent) station

Gillingham is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.

Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:50 to 20:00 · Saturday: 06:10 to 20:00 · Sunday: 07:10 to 19:00

Toilets

Parking at Gillingham (Kent) station

Cycle parking: 50 spaces (sheltered, stands).

From National Rail's station record, last updated 3 August 2026.

Getting to Gillingham (Kent) station

Gillingham station is in Medway, South East, and is run by Southeastern.

The nearest motorway junction is M2 J2 (Merrals Shaw), 3.5 miles west.

5 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

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