RailwayData | Lenham Station
 Lenham 

Station Usage

In 2023/2024, Lenham had 121,062 entries and exits, making it the 1,601st most used, out of 2,581 stations in Great Britain.
1601/2581
It ranked 677th busiest (out of 955), with 357 scheduled services per week.
677/955
That's a daily average of 331.68 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 6.52 passengers per service, giving it the 1,255th (out of 1,735) passenger to service ratio.
1255/1735

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 23 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 34,678
Reduced price entries & exits: 37,428
Season ticket entries & exits: 48,956
Total entries & exits: 121,062
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 22/23: +19,418 : 19.10%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up Maidstone167607
2 - Down Maidstone167607
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2024:-4,995 (-3.96%)

Reasons for change:
2009-10 No obvious reason to explain change in usage

Location Details

Location: Lenham
CRS: LEN / NLC: 5111 / TIPLOC(S): LENHAM
Station Facility Owner: Southeastern
OS Grid Ref: 589128 151836
Constituency: Faversham and Mid Kent
Local Authority: Kent
NR Region: South East
ELR: SBJ 49m 11ch

Fares

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Neighbouring Stations

Below are Lenham's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Charing (Kent)4.00
Harrietsham1.69