Maidstone Barracks Railway Station

Facilities

Maidstone Barracks railway station is a small unstaffed station on the Strood - Paddock Wood Line in Kent. It is managed by Southeastern.

Address

Maidstone Barracks station
Buckland Hill
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 0SQ

Tickets

Ticket Office
No
Pre-purchase Collection
Yes
Ticket Machine
Yes
Oyster Pre-Pay
No
Oyster Topup
No
Oyster Validator
No
Smartcards Issued
No
Smartcard Validator
No
Penalty Fares
Yes

Applicable Operators: Southeastern

Smartcard Topup
Yes
Smartcard Notes
Yes

 Seasons, Single and Return tickets are now available digitally on The Key.  To find out more or apply online, go to www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/tickets/the-key or get a smartcard from all staffed Southeastern ticket offices.

Facilities

First Class Lounge
No
Seated Area
Yes
Waiting Room
No
Trolleys
No
Station Buffet
No
Toilets
No
Baby Change Facilities
No
Showers Available
No
Public Telephones
Yes
WiFi
No
Web Kiosk
No
Post Box
No
Tourist Information Office
No
Cash Machine
No
Bureau De Change
No
Retail Outlets
No
CCTV
Yes
Customer Information Service
Yes

Departure Screens

Announcements

Customer Service
Yes

0345 322 7021

Left Luggage
Yes

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Lost Property
No

Accessibility

Help Line
Yes

0345 322 7021 or Text relay 18001 0345 322 7021 Freephone 0800 783 4524 or Text Relay 18001 0800 783 4524

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

This is an unstaffed station. Ramp for train access and staff to assist, are on the trains and they can only help getting on and off trains . You can now book assistance up to 2 hours before your journey. If you need assistance whether booked or unbooked please ensure you make yourselves visible on the platform so the on train staff can see you. There are also Help points on the platform where you can get in touch with our assisted travel team.We now have a mobile Assistance Team who can be deployed to stations which otherwise have no staff to assist. This can be arranged in advance by booking through Customer Services or by using the Help Point on the station (although inevitably there will be a delay if not booked in advance) - alternatively a taxi can be arranged, at no additional cost, to convey you to the nearest station where you can be assisted further.

Passenger Help Points
Yes

By steps

Staff Assistance Available
No
Induction Loop
Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines
Yes

On platform 1

Accessible Ticket Counter
No
Train Access Ramp
Yes
NKS (RADAR) Toilets
No
Step Free Access
No

Category C. This station does not have step free access.Steps to all platforms down from main road.Interchange between platforms via steps up to road bridge. Unstaffed station. There are no station staff but there are staff to assist on the trains.

Ticket Gates
No
Impaired Mobility Set Down
No
Wheelchairs Available
No

Transport Connections

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Cycle Storage
Yes

Sheltered: no

Car Park
No
Taxi Rank
No
Bus Services
Yes
Metro Link
No
Airport Link
No
Rail Replacement Services
Yes

Towards Maidstone West: Opposite the station entrance on Buckland Hill.

Towards Strood: Outside the station, on Buckland Hill.

Cycle Hire
No
Port Link
No
Car Hire
No

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