New Hythe railway station
New Hythe railway station is a railway station in New Hythe, Kent. The station is on the Medway Valley Line.
| New Hythe | |
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| Location | |
| Place | New Hythe |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Grid reference | TQ711599 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NHE |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 9 December 1929 |
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History
The line between Strood and Maidstone, on which New Hythe lies, was completed in 1856. However, no trains went there until 9 December 1929. At that time, New Hythe Halt, a timber-built halt, was opened to serve the huge paper mill which was next to the line. The present station was constructed in 1936. The line was electrified in 1939.[1]
Services
Train services at New Hythe are run by Southeastern, They use Class 375
EMUs.
The off-peak service is:[2]
- 2 trains per hour to Strood
- 2 trains per hour to Paddock Wood via Maidstone West
Some trains go to Tonbridge.
On Sundays, the service is hourly.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Southeastern | ||||
Sources
- Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-321-4.
References
- ↑ Southern Railway Halts p52
- ↑ Table 208 National Rail timetable, December 2022
Other websites
- Train times and station information for New Hythe railway station from National Rail
- History and photographs of the station at Kent Rail
- Stephen Chapman's history of SER lines and services Archived 2017-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
