Higham railway station (Kent)
51°25′36.12″N 0°27′58.71″E / 51.4267000°N 0.4663083°E
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Higham, Borough of Gravesham England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ715726 | ||||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | HGM | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Gravesend and Rochester Railway South Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 8 Feb 1845 | Opened | ||||
| 13 December 1846 | Closed (G & R) | ||||
| 23 Aug 1847 | Reopened (SE) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.173 million | ||||
| Interchange | 5 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 48,460 | ||||
| Interchange | 1 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 95,064 | ||||
| Interchange | 3 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.108 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.115 million | ||||
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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.
It is 28 miles 42 chains (45.9 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. Train services have been operated by Thameslink since May 2018. Before that time, the services were operated by Southeastern and its predecessors, although the station is still managed by Southeastern.
The ticket office, on the 'up' side, is situated in the substantial station building. This is staffed only during part of the day; at other times a TVM passenger-operated ticket machine issues tickets - and is located at the entrance to the up platform, at the foot of the staircase.
From Higham to Strood, the railway passes through a tunnel built for the Thames and Medway Canal, and the station building was converted from the home of the canal towing contractor. The waiting room was heated by the original open fire until as recently as the 1980s.