Maidstone West railway station
Maidstone West railway station is one of three railway stations which serve the town of Maidstone, in Kent, England. It is on the Medway Valley Line, 42 miles 36 chains from London Charing Cross via Strood and situated between Maidstone Barracks and East Farleigh.Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Maidstone West Railway Station”, “Maidstone West Station”, and “MDW”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archbishop’s Palace and All Saints Church.
Archbishop’s Palace
Castle
Photo: Stephen Nunney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Archbishop's Palace is a Grade I listed historic 14th-century and 16th-century building on the east bank of the River Medway in Maidstone, Kent. Originally a home from home for travelling archbishops from Canterbury, the building has been most recently used as a venue for wedding services. Archbishop’s Palace is situated 1,300 feet east of Maidstone West railway station.
All Saints Church
Church
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints is a parish church in Maidstone, Kent. It is a Grade I listed building and has been described as the grandest Perpendicular style church in Kent. All Saints Church is situated 1,300 feet east of Maidstone West railway station.
Maidstone Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maidstone Town Hall is a municipal building in Middle Row, Maidstone, Kent, England. The town hall, which is a meeting place of Maidstone Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building. Maidstone Town Hall is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Maidstone West railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ringlestone and Allington.
Ringlestone
Suburb
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ringlestone is a suburb and housing estate in the town of Maidstone, Kent, England. It is on the eastern side of the River Medway, near Allington, 1.2 miles north of Maidstone town centre.
Allington
Suburb
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY 2.5.
Allington is an almost entirely modern village situated alongside the sides of the A20 road north-west of Maidstone in Kent, England. It is part of the built-up area of Maidstone.
Penenden Heath
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penenden Heath is a suburb of the town of Maidstone in the English county of Kent. As the name suggests, it was developed on an area of heathland, an area of which remains as a recreation ground with some woodland. Penenden Heath is situated 1½ miles northeast of Maidstone West railway station.
Maidstone West railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.27031° or 51° 16′ 13″ northLongitude
0.51576° or 0° 30′ 57″ eastElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Operator
SoutheasternNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“MDW”Open location code
9F327GC8+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 6688355480OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Maidstone West railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Maidstone West”
- Dutch: “Station Maidstone West”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة مايدستون ويست”
- French: “gare de Maidstone West”
- French: “Maidstone West”
- Korean: “메이드스톤 웨스트”
- Urdu: “میڈ اسٹون ویسٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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