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Meet Santa - Book Your Tickets Now

November 8, 2019

Santa and Mrs.Claus will be travelling along the SwaleRail Line on Saturday 14th December between 13:48 and 15:43 before they return to Lapland. You can hop on and off at any of our stations between those times, as two trains travel along the line, we will be leaving the following stations at the following times:...

Purple Crocuses

October 18, 2019

We were delighted to have teamed up with The Minster On Sea Rotary Club and Sheppey College to plant 2000 purple crocuses in a roundel at Queenborough Station this morning. Kent CRP have been working with Sheppey College over the last year on numerous activities. This is the first landscaping project undertaken. The significance of...

ACoRP Awards

October 8, 2019

On Thursday 3rd October, Kent CRP attended the National Community Rail Awards in Telford. We were shortlisted in three categories this year and we are delighted to announce that we picked up two 3rd place certificates this year. This was for our Five Acre Wood Project at Snodland Station in the Involving Diverse Groups Category....

Maidstone Cyclefest 19

September 30, 2019

On Saturday 28th September, Kent CRP attended Maidstone Cyclefest to encourage people to think about using their cycle to and from the station and also taking their cycle on the train to travel further afield. Thank you to all those who spoke to us on the day and also those who took on the Smoothie...

Snodland Station Improvements Opening Ceremony

September 23, 2019

On Friday 20th September, Kent CRP hosted an opening ceremony at Snodland Station. This was to recognise the fantastic work that the Five Acre Wood Snodland students have made to the area at the front of the station. It was opened by the Chair of Kent CRP – Chris Fribbins. He was assisted by some...

Shortlisted for 3 Community Rail Awards

August 14, 2019

We are delighted to have been shortlisted for three Community Rail Awards this year. The ACoRP Community Rail Awards recognise and reward the hard work carried out by line groups, station adopters, volunteers, partners and community organisations, who work together to promote rail accessibility initiatives and help communities get the most from their local railway...

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- November 18, 2019, 5:12 pm

Kent CRP Annual Stakeholder meeting Thurs 21 Nov 1-3pm Maidstone Town Hall. Hear all about our amazing year of pro… https://t.co/vB8aOZKt0k

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The Medway Valley Line runs alongside the beautiful river Medway connecting Tonbridge and Strood via Maidstone, the County Town of Kent. Direct services to London operate from Maidstone West, Snodland and Strood in on weekday mornings and evenings using Javelin High Speed trains.

SwaleRail is the Sittingbourne to Sheerness line which connects the Isle of Sheppey to the rest of Kent. Some direct services to London run on weekday mornings and evenings.

Train services on both SwaleRail and the Medway Valley line are operated by Southeastern Railway Ltd, part of the Govia consortium.

Community Rail Partnerships (CRP) encourage the support of railway lines and stations by the local community comprising railway operators, local and parish councils, schools, businesses, rail user groups (RUGs) and other community organisations. CRPs are managed to fit local circumstances, recognising the need to increase revenue, reduce costs, increase community involvement and support social and economic development.

The Partnership has been hosted by Sustrans since April 2014.