Rochester railway station

Rochester is a major interchange: 112 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 285 trains a day.

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Direct trains from Rochester

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

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Chatham	285	250	245
Gillingham	285	250	245
Rainham	229	203	230
Strood	157	138	169
Gravesend	155	137	169
Faversham	150	128	111
Sittingbourne	150	128	111
Bromley South	120	111	76
London Victoria	118	111	76
London Bridge	93	79	64
Dartford	87	87	133
Greenhithe	87	87	133
Higham	86	83	131
Northfleet	85	83	131
Stone Crossing	85	83	131
Swanscombe	85	83	131
London Blackfriars	80	75	56
Longfield	79	76	35
Abbey Wood	78	79	129
Charlton	78	79	64
Meopham	78	76	35
Plumstead	78	79	129
Slade Green	78	79	129
St Pancras International	78	75	56
Woolwich Arsenal	78	79	64
Farringdon	78	75	56
Deptford	77	79	64
Greenwich	77	79	64
Maze Hill	77	79	64
Westcombe Park	77	79	64
City Thameslink	76	49	0
Ebbsfleet International	68	50	36
Herne Bay	68	81	67
Margate	68	81	67
Stratford International	68	50	36
London St. Pancras International	68	50	36
Whitstable	68	81	67
Birchington-on-Sea	67	71	59
Broadstairs	67	81	67
West Hampstead Thameslink	66	60	7

and 72 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Rochester is

2,059,228 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 281st busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 42,930 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Rochester and London Victoria than any other pair: 637,060 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: 70 stations instead of 112, a drop of about 38%. Saturday runs to 90.

Nearest other stations

Strood 0.6 miles
Chatham 0.9 miles
Gillingham 1.9 miles
Cuxton 2.2 miles
Higham 3.2 miles

Closed stations nearby

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

Rochester · 0.3 miles
Chatham Central · 0.4 miles
Rochester Bridge · 0.5 miles
Cliffe · 3.9 miles
Uralite Halt · 4.1 miles
Hoo Junction · 4.2 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.