Rainham railway station

You can reach 80 stations directly from Rainham on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Gillingham, with 225 trains a day.

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Rainham is the nearest station for postcodes in ME8. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Rainham

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

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Gillingham	225	201	267
Chatham	222	199	265
Rochester	222	199	265
Faversham	152	129	175
Sittingbourne	152	129	175
Gravesend	140	126	128
Strood	140	126	128
London Bridge	77	71	93
Bromley South	72	72	106
Dartford	72	76	29
Greenhithe	72	76	29
Higham	72	72	92
Northfleet	72	72	29
Stone Crossing	72	72	29
Swanscombe	72	72	29
London Victoria	72	72	73
Birchington-on-Sea	69	71	93
Herne Bay	69	81	101
Margate	69	81	101
Whitstable	69	81	101
Broadstairs	68	80	101
Ebbsfleet International	68	50	36
Stratford International	68	50	36
London St. Pancras International	68	50	36
London Blackfriars	67	67	27
St Pancras International	67	67	27
Farringdon	67	67	27
Abbey Wood	65	71	29
City Thameslink	65	48	0
Charlton	65	71	29
Deptford	65	71	29
Greenwich	65	71	29
Maze Hill	65	71	29
Plumstead	65	71	29
Slade Green	65	71	29
Westcombe Park	65	71	29
Woolwich Arsenal	65	71	29
Ramsgate	64	80	101
West Hampstead Thameslink	57	58	2
Newington	50	39	71

and 40 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Rainham is

1,702,048 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 330th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 7,214 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Rainham and London Victoria than any other pair: 526,174 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: 61 stations instead of 80, a drop of about 24%. Saturday runs to 75.

Nearest other stations

Newington 2.6 miles
Gillingham 2.9 miles
Chatham 4.0 miles
Rochester 4.7 miles
Strood 5.2 miles

Closed stations nearby

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

Chatham Central · 4.4 miles
Rochester · 4.5 miles
Beluncle Halt · 4.7 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.