Charing railway station

Charing railway station serves the village of Charing in Kent, England. It is 53 miles 11 chains (85.5 km) down the line from London Victoria. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.

Charing
Main building, platform 2 and road bridge in 2012
General information
LocationCharing, Ashford
England
Grid referenceTQ950491
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCHG
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1 July 1884Opened
9 October 1961Electrified
14 April 1984Signal box closed
Passengers
2018/19 86,140
2019/20 89,554
2020/21 26,234
2021/22 60,508
2022/23 75,588
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The ticket office is staffed only during part of the day; at other times a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located outside the station building on the 'down' side, suffices.

The next station eastwards (towards Ashford) used to be Hothfield; however, it was closed in 1959, although it remained a 'request' stop for railway staff throughout the 1960s.

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