Higham railway station (Kent)

51°25′36.12″N 0°27′58.71″E / 51.4267000°N 0.4663083°E / 51.4267000; 0.4663083

Higham
National Rail
General information
LocationHigham, Borough of Gravesham
England
Grid referenceTQ715726
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHGM
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyGravesend and Rochester Railway[1]
South Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
8 Feb 1845Opened[1]
13 December 1846[2]Closed (G & R)
23 Aug 1847Reopened (SE)
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.173 million
 Interchange  Steady 6
2019/20Steady 0.173 million
 Interchange  Decrease 5
2020/21Decrease 48,460
 Interchange  Decrease 1
2021/22Increase 95,064
 Interchange  Increase 3
2022/23Increase 0.108 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Higham railway station is in the hamlet of Lower Higham in north Kent. The village of Higham is about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south.

It is 28 miles 42 chains (45.9 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. Train services have been operated by Thameslink since May 2018. Before that time, the services were operated by Southeastern and its predecessors, although the station is still managed by Southeastern.

The ticket office, on the 'up' side, is situated in the substantial station building. This is staffed only during part of the day; at other times a PERTIS passenger-operated ticket machine issues 'Permits to Travel' - which are exchanged on-train or at staffed stations for travel tickets - and is located at the entrance to the up platform, at the foot of the staircase.

From Higham to Strood, the railway passes through a tunnel built for the Thames and Medway Canal, and the station building was converted from the home of the canal towing contractor. The waiting room was heated by the original open fire until as recently as the 1980s.

  1. ^ a b Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark