General information | |||||
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Location | New Hythe, Tonbridge and Malling England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ711599 | ||||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | NHE | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 9 December 1929 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.185 million | ||||
2020/21 | 50,980 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.128 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.128 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.160 million | ||||
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New Hythe railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent,England,serving the village of New Hythe. It is 38 miles 3 chains (61.2 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and is situated between Snodland and Aylesford. The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.
The APTIS-equipped ticket office,in a 1930s building on the northbound platform,closed in September 1989 and subsequently became derelict. In 2007,a PERTIS (Permit to Travel) ticket machine was installed at the entrance to the northbound platform.
Although the line between Strood and Maidstone,on which New Hythe lies,was completed in 1856,the station was not opened until 9 December 1929,when New Hythe Halt,a timber-built halt,was opened to serve the huge paper mill complex which had been established beside the line. The present,more substantial station was constructed in 1936,and the line was electrified in 1939. [1]
All services at New Hythe are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [2]
A small number of morning,mid afternoon and late evening trains continue beyond Paddock Wood to Tonbridge.
On Sundays,the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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The Medway Valley line is the name given to the railway line linking Strood in the Medway Towns via Maidstone West to Tonbridge. High Speed services also link between Maidstone West,Snodland,Strood and London St Pancras International. The section from Maidstone West to Paddock Wood passes through some of Kent's most picturesque countryside along the narrower sections of the River Medway.
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Higham railway station is in the hamlet of Lower Higham in north Kent. The village of Higham is about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south.
Strood railway station serves the town of Strood in Medway,England. It is on the North Kent Line and is also a terminus of the Medway Valley Line. It is 31 miles 11 chains (50.1 km) down the line from London Charing Cross.
Sole Street railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England,serving the village of Sole Street,near Cobham,Kent. It is 26 miles 71 chains (43.3 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Meopham and Rochester. The station is managed by Southeastern.
Meopham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England,serving the village of Meopham,Kent. It is 25 miles 76 chains (41.8 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Longfield and Sole Street. The station is managed by Southeastern.
Sittingbourne railway station is on the Chatham Main Line and the Sheerness Line in north Kent. It is 44 miles 59 chains (72.0 km) down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Ticket barriers are sometimes in operation,depending on the time of day.
Tonbridge railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England,serving the town of Tonbridge,Kent. It is 29 miles 46 chains (47.6 km) from London Charing Cross via Sevenoaks. Trains calling at the station are operated by Southeastern and Southern.
Paddock Wood railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line and Medway Valley Line in south-east England,serving the Borough of Tunbridge Wells town of Paddock Wood. The station also serves the villages of Matfield,Brenchley and Horsmonden,which do not have stations of their own. It is 34 miles 67 chains (56.1 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains calling there are operated by Southeastern.
Cuxton railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent,England,and lies well to the east of the village of Cuxton. It is 33 miles 36 chains (53.8 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and is situated between Strood and Halling. The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.
Maidstone West railway station is one of three railway stations which serve the town of Maidstone,in Kent,England. It is on the Medway Valley Line,42 miles 36 chains (68.3 km) from London Charing Cross via Strood and situated between Maidstone Barracks and East Farleigh. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
Maidstone Barracks railway station is one of three railway stations which serve the town of Maidstone in Kent,England. Originally opened as Barracks station,it is named after the nearby Invicta Park Barracks and lies on the Medway Valley Line,42 miles (68 km) from London Charing Cross via Strood between Aylesford and Maidstone West. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
Halling railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent,England,and lies a little to the north of the village of Halling. It is 35 miles 18 chains (56.7 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and is situated between Cuxton and Snodland. The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.
Snodland railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent,England. It serves the town of Snodland,which lies some way to the west. The station is 36 miles 59 chains (59.1 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and it is situated between Halling and New Hythe. All trains that serve the station,and the station itself,are operated by Southeastern.
Aylesford railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent,England,serving the village of Aylesford. It is 38 miles 74 chains (62.6 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and is situated between New Hythe and Maidstone Barracks. The station opened on 18 June 1856.
East Farleigh railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent,England,located to the south-west of Maidstone and close to the village of East Farleigh,on the opposite (south) bank of the River Medway,though the station is actually located in Barming parish. It is 42 miles 75 chains (69.1 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Paddock Wood. The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.
Wateringbury railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent,England,serving the villages of Wateringbury and Nettlestead. It is 39 miles 77 chains (64.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Paddock Wood and is situated between Yalding and East Farleigh. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
Yalding railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent,England,serving the village of Yalding. It is 38 miles 19 chains (61.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Paddock Wood and is situated between Beltring and Wateringbury. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
Beltring railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent,England,serving the village of Beltring. It is 36 miles 50 chains (58.9 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Paddock Wood and is situated between Paddock Wood and Yalding. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
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