Rainham (Kent) train station
You can reach 80 stations directly from Rainham on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Gillingham, with 226 trains a day.
Rainham is the nearest station for postcodes in ME8. Check your own postcode.
- 80 direct destinations
- 330th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 113 parking spaces
- 7 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Rainham (Kent)
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham | 226 | 210 | 7 |
| Chatham | 223 | 209 | 7 |
| Rochester | 223 | 209 | 7 |
| Faversham | 153 | 138 | 74 |
| Sittingbourne | 153 | 138 | 74 |
| Gravesend | 140 | 122 | 6 |
| Strood | 140 | 122 | 6 |
| London Bridge | 77 | 67 | 2 |
| Bromley South | 73 | 86 | 1 |
| London Victoria | 73 | 86 | 1 |
| Dartford | 72 | 72 | 3 |
| Greenhithe | 72 | 72 | 3 |
| Higham | 72 | 72 | 3 |
| Northfleet | 72 | 72 | 3 |
| Stone Crossing | 72 | 72 | 3 |
| Swanscombe | 72 | 72 | 3 |
| Birchington-on-Sea | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Herne Bay | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Margate | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Whitstable | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Broadstairs | 69 | 77 | 36 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 68 | 50 | 3 |
| Stratford International | 68 | 50 | 3 |
| London St. Pancras International | 68 | 50 | 3 |
| London Blackfriars | 67 | 67 | 1 |
| St Pancras International | 67 | 67 | 1 |
| Farringdon | 67 | 67 | 1 |
| Abbey Wood | 65 | 67 | 2 |
| City Thameslink | 65 | 48 | 0 |
| Charlton | 65 | 67 | 2 |
| Deptford | 65 | 67 | 2 |
| Greenwich | 65 | 67 | 2 |
| Maze Hill | 65 | 67 | 2 |
| Plumstead | 65 | 67 | 2 |
| Ramsgate | 65 | 77 | 36 |
| Slade Green | 65 | 67 | 2 |
| Westcombe Park | 65 | 67 | 2 |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 65 | 67 | 2 |
| West Hampstead Thameslink | 57 | 58 | 0 |
| Newington | 51 | 45 | 39 |
and 40 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Rainham (Kent)
Rainham is on the Chatham Main Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Rainham (Kent) station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Rainham (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 Rainham (Kent) station 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: 52 stations instead of 80, a drop of about 35%. Saturday runs to 71.
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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Facilities at Rainham (Kent) station
Rainham is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 19:30 · Saturday: 07:00 to 19:00 · Sunday: 08:00 to 19:00
Toilets
Parking at Rainham (Kent) station
- Station Car Park 113 spaces, 6 accessible
£6.10 off-peak, £6.70 a day, £28.30 a week
Cycle parking: 64 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 3 August 2026.
Getting to Rainham (Kent) station
Rainham station is in Medway, South East, and is run by Southeastern.
The nearest motorway junction is M2 J4, 2.2 miles south-west.
7 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Station Forecourt.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Rainham (Kent) 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
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