Marden train station
You can reach 44 stations directly from Marden on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ashford International, with 84 trains a day.
Marden is the nearest station for postcodes in TN12. Check your own postcode.
- 44 direct destinations
- 879th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 177 parking spaces
- 6 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Marden
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford International | 84 | 72 | 121 |
| Headcorn | 84 | 72 | 121 |
| Paddock Wood | 84 | 72 | 121 |
| Staplehurst | 84 | 72 | 121 |
| Tonbridge | 84 | 72 | 121 |
| Sevenoaks | 80 | 68 | 57 |
| London Bridge | 76 | 68 | 59 |
| Charing Cross | 68 | 68 | 57 |
| Waterloo East | 68 | 68 | 57 |
| Pluckley | 66 | 37 | 96 |
| Ramsgate | 44 | 36 | 29 |
| Thanet Parkway | 43 | 35 | 29 |
| Canterbury West | 38 | 36 | 29 |
| Chilham | 38 | 36 | 29 |
| Chartham | 38 | 36 | 29 |
| Wye | 38 | 36 | 29 |
| Dover Priory | 37 | 36 | 30 |
| Folkestone Central | 37 | 36 | 30 |
| Folkestone West | 37 | 36 | 30 |
| Sandling | 37 | 36 | 30 |
| Westenhanger | 37 | 36 | 30 |
| Minster | 36 | 35 | 29 |
| Sturry | 35 | 35 | 29 |
| Deal | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Mill | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Sandwich | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Walmer | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| London Cannon Street | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Hildenborough | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Bromley South | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Otford | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Swanley | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| St Mary Cray | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| London Victoria | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpington | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Birchington-on-Sea | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Broadstairs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumpton Park | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Faversham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
and 4 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Marden
Marden is on the South Eastern Main Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
How busy Marden station is
485,824 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 879th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Marden and London Bridge than any other pair: 174,626 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: 25 stations instead of 44, a drop of about 43%. Saturday runs to 27.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Marden loses 5 destinations including St Mary Cray, Otford, London Victoria, Swanley, Bromley South.
Nearest other stations
- Staplehurst 2.5 miles
- Beltring 4.4 miles
- Paddock Wood 4.5 miles
- Yalding 5.0 miles
- East Farleigh 5.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Marden, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Horsmonden · 3.6 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Marden station
Marden is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:15 to 13:00 · Saturday: 07:00 to 13:00 · Sunday: closed
Parking at Marden station
- Station Car Park 177 spaces, 8 accessible
£7.10 off-peak, £7.80 a day, £33.30 a week
From National Rail's station record, last updated 20 August 2026.
Getting to Marden station
Marden station is in Maidstone, South East, and is run by Southeastern.
The nearest motorway junction is M20 J8 (Hollingbourne), 8.0 miles north-east.
6 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Marden station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from