Rainham railway station

You can reach 83 stations directly from Rainham on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Gillingham, with 232 trains a day.

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Direct trains from Rainham

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

and 43 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: 63 stations instead of 83, a drop of about 24%. Saturday runs to 75.

Changing from 17 February 2027

From 17 February 2027, Rainham loses 3 including Erith, Woolwich Dockyard, Belvedere.

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.