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Location notes
Gillingham railway station is near the town centre of Gillingham, Kent. The station is on the Chatham mainline and has 3 platforms.
Railway type and traffic
Southeastern classes 375s 465s and 466s regularly stop / terminate at the station. At early mornings the 508s and 376s can be seen too.
There are frequent ECS moves with the 508s and 465s.
Freight is not very frequent, the Sheerness steel workings (DB Schenker class 66 hauled) is the most common along with weekend engineering. Railtours pass by too.
There are frequent ECS moves with the 508s and 465s.
Freight is not very frequent, the Sheerness steel workings (DB Schenker class 66 hauled) is the most common along with weekend engineering. Railtours pass by too.
Environment
The station is quite busy especially in peak times, the eastern edges of the platforms are best for pictures as the western end is more built up and is fairly dark. The station is staffed till late during the week and is safe. However, I would not advise going on Saturdays when the local football is on.
Road directions
From the M2, Junction 4:
Go down the A278 towards Gillingham, at the Bowaters roundabout take the first exit. Head along the A2 until you see a turning for the A231, go down the A231 until you approach a set of traffic lights outside the station, turn right into Railway street and after 300 yards you should see the station car park.
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Gillingham Station map co-ordinates
Go down the A278 towards Gillingham, at the Bowaters roundabout take the first exit. Head along the A2 until you see a turning for the A231, go down the A231 until you approach a set of traffic lights outside the station, turn right into Railway street and after 300 yards you should see the station car park.
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Gillingham Station map co-ordinates
Parking
The station has a car park 500 yards down Railway street, you will have to pay to park there.
Public transport
Arriva Medway Towns routes 101 and 182 go near the station.
If coming from London it is best to get the train here.
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If coming from London it is best to get the train here.
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Amenities
The station is near the high street, where the usual array of shops can be found.
Accommodation
There is the King Charles hotel which is a bus ride away. Get the routes 182, 101 or 114 from the town centre and they all stop at the hotel.
Sun Compass
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Gillingham Station
Streetmap links
Gillingham Station general view map
Gillingham Station close up map
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Gillingham Station
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Gillingham Station
Googly map
Gillingham Station general view map
Gillingham Station close up map
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Gillingham Station
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Photographic notes
All platforms provide good views of passing trains, platforms 1 and 2 are the best, as platform 3 are normally full of people heading to the Kent coast. The footbridge is best but it has wired fencing but you can poke your camera.
The light is good all day but in early mornings (especially in winter) eastern views can be ruined by the morning sun but after 10:00 it should be fine.
The noise from the nearby roads can pose a problem for people who are making videos.
The light is good all day but in early mornings (especially in winter) eastern views can be ruined by the morning sun but after 10:00 it should be fine.
The noise from the nearby roads can pose a problem for people who are making videos.
General views - All photographs © Steven Thomas unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking east
Fig 3 - Looking west
Fig 4 - Looking east
Fig 5 - Looking west
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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.
