Strood railway station

You can reach 88 stations directly from Strood on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Gravesend, with 162 trains a day.

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Strood is the nearest station for postcodes in ME2, ME3. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Strood

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

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Gravesend	162	137	169
Rochester	157	138	169
Chatham	156	138	169
Gillingham	156	138	169
Rainham	148	129	157
Dartford	89	87	133
Greenhithe	89	87	133
Higham	88	83	131
Northfleet	85	83	131
Stone Crossing	85	83	131
Swanscombe	85	83	131
London Bridge	83	79	64
Abbey Wood	78	79	129
London Blackfriars	78	75	56
Charlton	78	79	64
Maidstone West	78	68	34
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
Snodland	77	68	34
Westcombe Park	77	79	64
City Thameslink	76	49	0
Aylesford	73	68	34
Cuxton	73	68	34
Halling	73	68	34
Maidstone Barracks	73	68	34
New Hythe	73	68	34
Ebbsfleet International	72	50	36
Stratford International	72	50	36
London St. Pancras International	72	50	36
Paddock Wood	70	66	34
Beltring	69	66	34
East Farleigh	69	66	34
Faversham	69	54	38
Sittingbourne	69	54	38

and 48 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Strood is

1,167,638 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 471st busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 534,077 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Strood and London St Pancras International than any other pair: 200,212 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: 60 stations instead of 88, a drop of about 32%. Saturday runs to 67.

Nearest other stations

Rochester 0.6 miles
Chatham 1.4 miles
Cuxton 2.3 miles
Gillingham 2.3 miles
Higham 2.6 miles

Closed stations nearby

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

Rochester Bridge · 0.2 miles
Rochester · 0.9 miles
Chatham Central · 1.0 miles
Cliffe · 3.4 miles
Uralite Halt · 3.5 miles
Hoo Junction · 3.6 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.