Meopham
General information
Location	Meopham,Borough of Gravesham England
Grid reference	TQ640678
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	MEP
Classification	DfT category D
History
Original company	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
3 December 1860	Line opened
6 May 1861 (1861-05-06)	Station opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.327 million
2020/21	79,426
2021/22	0.181 million
2022/23	0.216 million
2023/24	0.243 million
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Meopham railway station is on theChatham Main Line in England, serving the village ofMeopham, Kent. It is 25 miles 76 chains (41.8 km) down the line fromLondon Victoria and is situated betweenLongfield andSole Street. The station is managed bySoutheastern.

The main line of theLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway was opened in stages. The section betweenRochester Bridge (then named Strood) andBickley was opened on 3 December 1860;^[1] but the station atMeopham opened later, on 6 May 1861.^[2][3]

The current station building is aprefabricated building erected in 1971 toBritish Rail'sCLASP design.^[4]

The station has a ticket office which is open during the morning only (06:15-12:45 Mon-Fri and 08:00-13:15 Sat). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station. The station is fitted with modern help points and covered seating is available on both platforms. The station also has toilets which are located on theLondon bound platform. There is also a chargeable car park located outside the main entrance to the station. There is a taxi rank as well as cycle racks located on the station forecourt. The station has step free access to the London bound platform however access to the Kent bound platform is via the stepped footbridge only so is not accessible.^[5]

The station is served Monday-Saturday by theArriva Southern Counties routes 306 and 308 which provides hourly connections toSevenoaks,Borough Green,Vigo Village andGravesend (as well asBluewater during the evenings).^[6]

All services at Meopham are operated bySoutheastern usingClass 375,465 and466EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[7]

• 2 tph toLondon Victoria (1 of these runs non-stop fromBromley South and 1 calls atDenmark Hill)
• 1 tph toGillingham
• 1 tph toDover Priory viaCanterbury East

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Gillingham. The station is also served by a number of peak hour services to and fromRamsgate.

On Sundays, the station is served by an hourly service between Dover Priory and London Victoria via Denmark Hill.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Longfield		Southeastern Chatham Main Line		Sole Street or Rochester

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