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How your station is affected
"Peak services" means Mon-Fri trains timed to arrive in London between 7 and 10am.
Peak services cut with no Javelin replacement: Brixton, Bromley North, Bromley South, Chartham, Chestfield, Chilham, Greenhithe, Herne Hill, Meopham, Minster, Newington, Northfleet, Shortlands, Sole Street, St Mary Cray, Stone Crossing, Sturry, Sundridge Park, Swale, Teynham, Westgate-on-Sea.
Peak services cut with only a premium-fare Javelin replacement: Birchington, Broadstairs, Chatham, Faversham, Gillingham, Herne Bay, Margate, Rainham, Ramsgate, Sittingbourne, Strood, Whitstable.
Off-peak services cut with no Javelin replacement: Dumpton Park, East Malling, Farningham Road, Greenwich+, Maidstone East, Newington, Paddock Wood, Sole Street, Staplehurst, Teynham, West Malling.
Off-peak services cut with only a premium-fare Javelin replacement: Chatham, Folkestone West, Gillingham, Rainham, Sittingbourne.
Direct peak trains to some London termini cut, but overall number of peak trains remains the same: Bearsted, Canterbury West*, Dartford, Folkestone Central*, Folkestone West*, Headcorn, Higham, Maidstone East, Paddock Wood, Sandling, Staplehurst, Swanscombe, West Malling, Westenhanger.
Direct trains to some London termini cut, but overall number of peak trains is increased: Abbey Wood, Ashford International*, Barnehurst, Belvedere, Bexleyheath, Bickley, Blackheath, Deptford, Dover Priory*, Dumpton Park, Eltham, Erith, Falconwood, Greenwich, Hither Green, Kemsley, Kidbrooke, Lewisham, Longfield, Maze Hill, New Cross, Orpington, Petts Wood, Queenborough, Sheerness, Slade Green, St John's, Welling, Westcombe Park, Woolwich Arsenal, Woolwich Dockyard.
Other stations where peak service is increased: Battle, Beckenham Hill, Beckenham Junction, Bellingham, Borough Green, Catford Bridge, Charing, Charlton, Chelsfield, Chislehurst, Clock House, Crofton Park, Deal, Denmark Hill, Dunton Green, East Malling, Eden Park, Elmers End, Elmstead Woods, Etchingham, Frant, Grove Park, Harrietsham, Hastings, Hayes, High Brooms, Hildenborough, Hollingbourne, Kearsney, Kemsing, Kent House, Kemsley, Knockholt, Ladywell, Lenham, Marden, Martin Mill, New Beckenham, New Eltham, Nunhead, Otford, Peckham Rye, Penge East, Pluckley, Ravensbourne, Robertsbridge, Rochester, Sandwich, Selling, Sevenoaks, Sidcup, Stonegate, Swanley, Sydenham Hill, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Wadhurst, Walmer, West Dulwich, West St Leonards, West Wickham.
Off-peak service increased: Belvedere, Blackheath, Chislehurst, Dartford, Deptford, Elmstead Woods, Eltham, Erith, Falconwood, Grove Park, High Brooms, Hither Green, Kidbrooke, Lewisham, Longfield, Meopham, New Cross, Orpington, Otford, Petts Wood, Sandling, Sevenoaks, Slade Green, St Mary Cray, Welling, Westenhanger, Woolwich Dockyard, Wye.
* These stations will also have premium-fare Javelin trains to St Pancras.
+ Direct off-peak trains to from Greenwich to Charing Cross will be axed, but overall frequencies will not change.
Any stations not mentioned will see no basic change to their services.
Reader views (8)
Here's a sample of the latest views published.
I feel devastated about the potential new time table, I am certainly going to have to move home as the train services from Chatham to London Bridge and Cannon Street are already overcrowded. Like the vast majority of travelers from Chatham\Gillingham I work in the city, there is no way I can afford a %30 fare increase plus an annual underground ticket, for the privilege of having to travel an extra 30 minutes out of my way. I feel that this will prove to be huge mistake, and that the people of Medway have had this thrust upon them down the barrel of a gun.
- N Seddon, Chatham
How I echo the comments of Susan from Kent. Has anyone
actually carried out a survey to find out how many people want this new and much more expensive service which will not make my journey any quicker but certainly more expensive.
- Bill Harrison, Whitstable, Kent .
What? You can't easily change from the tube at Stratford. What "bright spark" forgot to plan for that.
I work in the City.I don't want to go to North London first.
I am already stuffed as there will be no alternative to the 30% higher ticket price and I have to pay extra for the tube.
A great idea, rubbish execution.
- Peter, Kent
The javelin services are irrelevant to those at Paddock Wood and Stations into London From Staplehurst onwards. Cutting already overcrowded services makes absolutely no sense at all. But when did the UK transport policy ever make sense and positively effect the real world?
The Javelin is only of benefit to people from the coast to Ashford or near the actual line itself. Many people in these areas wil not choose the new service because of the additional cost
Why can't they introduce a new service and slowly phase out under-utilised services as the Javelin picks up a following of regular customers?
- A Jones, Paddock Wood
So I am supposed to pay 35% extra to travel to the wrong side of the City and then pay for a tube ticket as well as attempt to get on a tube at St Pancras ... oh and my new super-priced train ticket isn't actually going to get me there any faster??!!!
Something is badly wrong with that plan...
- Susan, Kent
What has not been commented, is that the so called "not affected" Stations will have their service more overcrowded by the affected staions on the same line!
- John Paul, Kent
I am affected, I have increased peak and off-peak services so I shall write to my MP to thank him!
- John, London
I urge everyone who is affected to write to your M.P. - it takes two minutes. Unless we take action now the train companies will continue to take advantage of us.
- Jk, Kent
