Maidstone East  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Maidstone, Maidstone England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ758561 | ||||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MDE | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
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| 1874 | Opened as Maidstone | ||||
| 1899 | Renamed Maidstone East | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  1.458 million | ||||
| Interchange |  36,579 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.338 million | ||||
| Interchange | 8,837 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.884 million | ||||
| Interchange | 22,109 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.035 million | ||||
| Interchange | 35,260 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.283 million | ||||
| Interchange | 53,246 | ||||
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Maidstone East is one of three railway stations in the town of Maidstone, in Kent, England, but currently the only one with a regular all-day direct service to London. The station is on the Maidstone line, 39 miles 76 chains (64.3 km) from London Victoria, and is served by trains operated by Southeastern.