Rochester train station

Rochester is a major interchange: 111 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 286 trains a day.

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111 direct destinations
281st busiest in Britain
Staffed part time
Step-free throughout
110 parking spaces
5 bus stops nearby

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	286	256	11
Gillingham	286	256	11
Rainham	223	209	7
Strood	154	131	39
Faversham	151	137	4
Gravesend	151	130	39
Sittingbourne	151	137	4
Bromley South	122	124	73
London Victoria	120	124	73
London Bridge	87	72	3
Dartford	83	80	5
Greenhithe	83	80	5
Higham	83	80	5
Northfleet	82	80	5
Stone Crossing	82	80	5
Swanscombe	82	80	5
Longfield	81	82	72
Meopham	80	82	72
London Blackfriars	74	72	1
St Pancras International	72	72	1
Farringdon	72	72	1
Abbey Wood	71	72	3
Charlton	71	72	3
Plumstead	71	72	3
Slade Green	71	72	3
Woolwich Arsenal	71	72	3
Deptford	70	72	3
Greenwich	70	72	3
Maze Hill	70	72	3
Westcombe Park	70	72	3
Birchington-on-Sea	69	77	1
City Thameslink	69	48	0
Herne Bay	69	77	1
Margate	69	77	1
Whitstable	69	77	1
Broadstairs	68	77	1
Ebbsfleet International	68	50	34
Stratford International	68	50	33
London St. Pancras International	68	50	33
Ramsgate	64	77	1

and 71 more stations, each served less often.

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Lines serving Rochester

Rochester is on the Chatham Main Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

Freight through Rochester station, hour by hour

No freight is booked through or alongside Rochester 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 Rochester station 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.