Charing
Station Information
Charing (Kent) is a part-time staffed station served by Southeastern. Allow 4 minutes to change trains here.
Step-free access to some platforms — check the National Rail step-free guide for full details.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 1763 services that called at Charing (Kent) over the last 30 days, 79.6% ran on time, 18.2% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 2.3% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 82% of 17 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Southeastern is the only operator serving Charing (Kent).
Where do trains from Charing (Kent) go?
The most common direct destination from Charing (Kent) is Ashford International (around 265+ trains per day), followed by Hollingbourne, Harrietsham, and Maidstone East. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Charing (Kent). If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Accessibility at Charing (Kent)
Charing (Kent) has partial step-free access (category B) and is part-time staffed. Help points are available on every platform. A bus stops are within a short walk. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from Charing (Kent)
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Fri 07:15–11:40
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Sun
Information desk hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Sat, Sun
Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
This is a category B3 station. Step free access to platform 2 for services away from London. There is no step free access to Platform 1. Step only access to platform 1 for services towards London via the footbridge.