High Speed rail arrives in Maidstone! 

New 47 minute services to London have been announced by Southeastern and will be available from 23 May 2011. High Speed rail services will initially run from Maidstone West to London St Pancras as part of a trial which will be reviewed in December 2011.

The peak services will consist of three departures from Maidstone West in the morning and three return journeys. Outbound services are scheduled to take 47 minutes; inbound services up to 51 minutes.

Maidstone West departures:       06:56   07:26   07:56

London St Pancras departures:  17:14   17:44   18:14

The new services will call at Strood, Gravesend, Stratford International and St Pancras International.

Note: At other times of the day Medway Valley services continue to connect with High Speed 1 at Strood.

Other service details available from Southeastern.

National Rail Enquiries  provide comprehensive rail timetable and fare information.

Car parking     -  New! Discounted commuter parking at Barker Road car park opposite the law courts will be available from late May 2011

                           -   74 spaces at Maidstone West station

Cycle Storage - Currently available at Platform 2

Arriva operate a network of daily, frequent bus routes around Maidstone and also to nearby towns and villages. For route maps and timetables: www.arrivabus.co.uk

Buy a Maidstone PLUSBUS ticket with your train ticket, for discount price unlimited bus travel around town. For details: www.plusbus.info 

Standing up for Kent rail users

View Kent County Council's Rail Action Plan