close to the ticket halls and a major remodelling of the lines and platforms. The station's track layout was substantially altered in December 2013. This was primarily for extending the current platforms to accommodate 12 coach trains as opposed to the previous 10 coach limit. Platform 1 has been extended and converted to a London facing bay platform and renumbered as Platform 0. A new single face central Platform 1 is located on the site of what was the former up 'through' road. Services from Medway and Faversham, including London bound high speed trains, use this platform. This new platform has bidirectional workings and capability. Platform 2 remained numbered as '2'; however, it lost its turnback capability and thus caters solely for coast bound services. Services terminating at Gravesend from London Charing Cross or London Cannon Street stations terminate on Platform 0. The previous historic but narrow central footbridge has been replaced with a large sheltered bridge with lifts, at the London end of the station and serving all three platforms. This new bridge is at the far western end of the platforms; the previous bridge was conveniently near the centre of the platforms and near to the entry/exit. Services Services at Gravesend are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using , , , and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 1 tph to London St Pancras International 2 tph to London Charing Cross via 2 tph to London Cannon Street via and 2 tph to via Woolwich Arsenal and 2 tph to 1 tph to via During the peak hours, the station is also served by 4 trains per day between London St Pancras International and . References External links Gravesend, Kent Railway stations in Kent DfT Category C2 stations Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations served by Southeastern 1849 establishments in England Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway