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Location notes
Cuxton is a quiet station on the Medway valley line between Strood and Maidstone. The station is only a mile from the Medway viaduct. And is served by Southeastern.
Railway type and traffic
During the day the station mostly sees Southeastern class 466s working the Medway Valley services. At times the odd 508 works ECS between Gillingham EMU depot and Tonbridge.
Freight and light engine movements do pass the station but not very frequently.
Freight and light engine movements do pass the station but not very frequently.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Cuxton Station
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This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
Environment
The station is unstaffed and most of the time very quiet, the only company you will get is the crossing keeper working at the nearby level crossing and a few passengers waiting for the train. Cuxton is safe most of the day but the situation is unknown at night.
There are no station announcements to warn you if a train is coming but the nearby level crossing is a good way of telling if a train is coming.
There are no station announcements to warn you if a train is coming but the nearby level crossing is a good way of telling if a train is coming.
Road directions
From the M2 Junction 2:
Head towards Cuxton on the A228, the station is signposted to your left then go down Station Road.
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Cuxton Station map co-ordinates
Head towards Cuxton on the A228, the station is signposted to your left then go down Station Road.
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Cuxton Station map co-ordinates
Parking
The road leading to the station, Station Road, is probably the best place to park.
Public transport
Arriva routes 151 and 703 are the only ones that go near the station, the 703 does not run very frequently and it runs from Maidstone so if you are going from there get the train from Maidstone West instead. The 151 is a one an hour service from Chatham bus station to Malling but as mentioned earlier the best way to get to Cuxton is by train.
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Amenities
Cuxton is a quite village, mostly houses. The nearest shop is at the petrol station which is just down the road. There are no toilets in the area unfortunately.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Cuxton Station
Streetmap links
Cuxton Station general view map
Cuxton Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Cuxton Station
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Cuxton Station
Googly map
Cuxton Station general view map
Cuxton Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Cuxton Station
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Photographic notes
The line goes from North East to South West on this part of the line so the sun should not be a problem. It is advised not to take pics from the 'Maidstone side' of the up platform as there are many signs that can block the view.
For videos, the noise from the traffic on both the A228 and the M2 can pose a problem.
For videos, the noise from the traffic on both the A228 and the M2 can pose a problem.
General views - All photographs © Steven Thomas unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south west
Fig 2 - Looking north east
Fig 3 - Looking east
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
