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West Malling
General information
Location	West Malling, Tonbridge and Malling England
Grid reference	TQ687575
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WMA
Classification	DfT category D
Key dates
1 June 1874	Opened as Malling
23 May 1949	Renamed West Malling
Passengers
2019/20	0.845 million
2020/21	0.143 million
2021/22	0.459 million
2022/23	0.606 million
2023/24	0.784 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

West Malling railway station (sometimes shown as West Malling for Kings Hill) lies to the east of West Malling, Kent, England; it is close to Kings Hill, Larkfield and Leybourne. The station is 34 miles 61 chains (55.9 km) from London Victoria on the Kent Downs line.

The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.

History

Malling station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from Swanley to Maidstone. It was renamed West Malling on 23 May 1949. The goods yard had four sidings, one of which served a goods shed. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 19 May 1964. The signal box closed on 9 December 1983.

Facilities

The ticket office at the station is staffed for most of the day, with self-service ticket machines on both platforms. There is a 164-space car park for rail users, with 64 bicycle stands.

Nu-Venture bus route 151 provides a regular link to/from Kings Hill.

Services

All services at West Malling are operated by Southeastern, using Class 375 and 377 electric multiple units.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 1 tph to London Victoria
• 1 tph to London Charing Cross
• 1 tph to Maidstone East (non-stop)
• 1 tph to Ashford International (all stations)

During peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Ashford International.

On Sundays, services between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East do not run.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Borough Green & Wrotham		Southeastern Kent Downs line		East Malling or Maidstone East

References

Citations

1. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
2. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 58.
3. Mitchell & Smith 1995, West Malling.
4. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 62.
5. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 60.
6. "West Malling (WMA)". Nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
7. "West Malling railway station (Stop A)". bustimes.org. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
8. Table 197 National Rail timetable, December 2022
9. "Timetables". Southeastern Railway. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

Sources

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-873793-45-9.

External links

• Train times and station information for West Malling railway station from National Rail

51°17′31″N 0°25′08″E / 51.292°N 0.419°E / 51.292; 0.419

• Railway stations in Kent
• DfT Category D stations
• Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874
• Railway stations served by Southeastern
• 1874 establishments in England
• West Malling