Adisham railway station is a stop on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line; it serves the village of Adisham, Kent, England. It is 67 mi down the line from London Victoria, situated between Bekesbourne and Aylesham. The station and all trains that serve it are operated by Southeastern.

History

The station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway. It opened on 22 July 1861, becoming part of the Southern Railway during the grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, until the privatisation of British Rail. When sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Network SouthEast.

Facilities

There are brick buildings on the country-bound platform, formerly in railway use but now privately occupied, and a wooden shelter on the London-bound platform. The country-bound platform is accessible by road and the London-bound by public footpath. There is a connecting footbridge. The station is unstaffed. There is a help point on each platform, electronic departure boards were added in May 2016 and a ticket machine in October the same year.

Passenger volume

Services

All services at Adisham are operated by Southeastern using electric multiple units. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.

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