▁the ▁Creative ▁Arts , ▁formerly ▁the ▁Kent ▁Institute ▁of ▁Art ▁& ▁Design , ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁boundary ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁with ▁Ch ath am . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁Road ▁Ro chester ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁A 2 , ▁which ▁cross es ▁the ▁Med way ▁at ▁Ro chester ▁Bridge ▁– ▁the ▁route ▁roughly ▁follows ▁the ▁ancient ▁road ▁known ▁as ▁Wat ling ▁Street , ▁first ▁p aved ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans , ▁but ▁used ▁by ▁earlier ▁Brit ons ▁for ▁centuries ▁before ▁the ▁Roman ▁invasion . ▁Now ad ays ▁veh icular ▁traffic ▁is ▁largely ▁di vert ed ▁onto ▁the ▁nearby ▁M 2 ▁motor way . ▁Wat ling ▁Street ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁slightly ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁both ▁the ▁M 2 ▁motor way ▁and ▁the ▁High ▁Speed ▁ 1 ▁railway ▁line ▁bridge ▁the ▁River ▁Med way . ▁Bus ▁Bus ▁services ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁Ar riv a ▁Southern ▁Count ies , ▁which ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁locally ▁owned ▁Ma id stone ▁& ▁District ▁bus ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Other ▁local ▁bus ▁companies ▁including ▁Nu - V ent ure ▁provide ▁certain ▁services , ▁some ▁contract ed ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁council . ▁Rail ▁ ▁Ro chester ▁railway ▁station ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁Ch ath am ▁Main ▁Line ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Kent ▁Line . ▁St ro od ▁railway ▁station ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Kent ▁Line ▁and ▁the ▁Med way ▁Valley ▁Line ; ▁it ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁H S 1 ▁high ▁speed ▁line ▁at ▁E bb sf le et ▁International ▁giving ▁a ▁running ▁time ▁of ▁