Aylesham railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, and serves the village of Aylesham, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and . The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern. It was built by the Southern Railway and opened on 1 July 1928 to cater for the considerable increase in passenger traffic brought about by the development of the Kent coalfield. The main station buildings are on the London-bound side of the station. The station booking office is staffed on Mondays to Saturdays mornings and a self-service ticket machine is located on the London-bound platform. History Opened by the Southern Railway the station passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail. Services All services at Aylesham are operated by Southeastern using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 1 tph to via 1 tph to During the peak hours, the service is increased to 2 tph. References References Sources External links Station on navigable O.S. map Dover District Railway stations in Kent DfT Category E stations Former Southern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1928 Railway stations served by Southeastern