Kent Community Rail Partnership
19 May 2025 13 May 2025 13 May 2025 12 May 2025 12 May 2025 6 May 2025Rail Safety sessions with Leigh Academy at Paddock Wood station, Thursday 15th May
Celebrating Strood Station's 169th Birthday, Wednesday 18 June 2025.
Celebrating Tonbridge Station's 183rd Birthday, Thursday 22 May 2025.
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New Station Adopters For Maidstone West
Annual Stakeholder Event, 30th April 2025
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Swale Rail is the Sittingbourne to Sheerness line which connects the Isle of Sheppey with the rest of Kent. Some direct services to London run on weekday mornings and evenings.
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 on weekday mornings and evenings using Javelin High Speed trains.
The Kent Downs Line runs to the south of the Kent Downs Area National Landscape between Ashford and Otford via Maidstone, the County Town of Kent. Trains run from Ashford to the Kent coast and from Otford to London. Good connections are provided at Ashford to and from High Speed services to Ebbsfleet, Stratford International and St Pancras International.
Train services on all three lines are operated by Southeastern.
We involve schools, colleges, and community groups in our activites, organising community events, and facilitating station adoptions. We are indebted to our supporters, partners and volunteers for their dedication to helping Community Rail to flourish along our lines.
For more information about Community Rail Partnerships in Kent contact our Line Officers.
Swale Rail Line: Vicky Wright, vicky.wright@sustrans.org.uk, 07717 470593
Medway Valley Line: Gary Outram, gary.outram@sustrans.org.uk, 07787 434258
Kent Downs Line: Therese Hammond, therese.hammond@sustrans.org.uk, 07917 131248.
For 2025/26 funding for the Kent Community Rail Partnership and our project work is provided by
Southeastern Railway
Kent County Council
Medway Council
Swale Borough Council
Community Rail Network
Barming Parish Council
East Malling & Larkfield Parish Council
Halling Parish Council
Wrotham Parish Council
Yalding Parish Council
The Kent Community Rail Partnership is a member of Community Rail Network. Being part of the Community Rail Network family, provides us with up to date expert advice and additional funding to support our community projects. It also enables us to work closely with other Community Rail Partnerships to share best practice. For more information about the Community Rail Network, please visit their website.
The Kent Community Rail Partnership has been hosted by Sustrans since 2014.
Sustrans vision is a society where the way we travel creates healthier happier places for everyone.
Sustrans is a registered charity in England and Wales (number 326550) and Scotland (SC039263) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England No 1797726 at 2 Cathedral Square, Bristol, BS1 5DD.