Teynham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Teynham, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and . The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern. On the London-bound platform, there is a staffed booking office which is open only at certain times, as well as a passenger-operated self-service ticket machine issuing permits to travel. History The section of the East Kent Railway between and opened on 25 January 1858, and Teynham station opened with the line. The original two-storey brick built station was demolished in the 1970s and replaced by the prefabricated buildings popular at the time. A manually operated crossing to allow access to Station Row to the north of the line was finally replaced with automatic gates during the upgrading of signalling in December 2011. Accidents and incidents In December 1861, a passenger train was derailed due to elongation of the gap at a rail joint during cold weather. Services All services at Teynham are operated by Southeastern using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 1 tph to 1 tph to via Additional services including trains to and from and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours. References External links Railway stations in Swale DfT Category E stations Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858 Railway stations served by Southeastern