Yalding railway station
Yalding  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Yalding |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Grid reference | TQ685502 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | YAL |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 28,103 |
| 2005/06 |
 29,663 |
| 2006/07 |
29,930 |
| 2007/08 |
33,762 |
| 2008/09 |
 29,084 |
| 2009/10 |
26,260 |
| 2010/11 |
25,826 |
| 2011/12 |
25,376 |
| 2012/13 |
24,086 |
| 2013/14 |
22,542 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 25 September 1844 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Yalding from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Yalding railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, and serves Yalding. Train services are provided by Southeastern. The station is 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north east of Paddock Wood.
The APTIS-equipped ticket office (on the southbound platform) closed in 1989; the building was then used for commercial purposes but has recently become disused. In 2007, a PERTIS (Permit to Travel) ticket machine was installed at the entrance to the southbound platform.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Paddock Wood and Tonbridge, and one train an hour to Strood. Connections to London are available at either of these two stations, or by changing at Maidstone Barracks and walking to Maidstone East.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wateringbury | Southeastern Medway Valley Line |
Beltring | ||
External links
- Train times and station information for Yalding railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°13′34″N 0°24′43″E / 51.226°N 0.412°E