Aylesford (AYL)
Aylesford station, Station Road, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7JL
Station Information
Ticket Office
Opening Hours
Available
Unstaffed station
Ticket Machines
Yes
Collect tickets bought online
- Collect tickets at Ticket Machine
Accessible ticket machines
Available
platform 1
Induction loop
Yes
Smartcards
Smartcards issued at this station
No
Smartcard tickets
- Load smartcard at Ticket Machine
Smartcard validators
No
Smartcard note
Seasons, Single and Return tickets are now available digitally on The Key. To find out more or apply online, go to www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/tickets/the-key or get a smartcard from all staffed Southeastern ticket offices.
Information Available
- Yes - from help point
Customer Information
- Departure Screens
- Live service information
Information Services Opening Times
- Information Services Opening Times,Monday to Friday: Available
Train running Information and advice on how to get assistance available through the Help Point.
Staff Help Available
- Staff Help Available,Monday to Sunday: Unavailable
Customer Help Points
Yes
On platform 1
Customer Services Notes
0345 322 7021
Left Luggage
Unavailable
Lost Property
Available
CCTV at the Station
Yes
Help Point location
There are Help Points
Live service information
Announcements are made both visually and audibly
Induction loop availability
Induction loops are throughout this station
Station Accessibility
Step-free access
This station has a degree of step-free access to the platform, which may be in both directions or in one direction only - please check details.
Category B3. This station has a degree of step-free access to the platform, which may be in both directions or in one direction only - please check details - Step free access to platform 1 for services to Strood. There is no step free access to Platform 2 - Step access only via footbridge to platform 2 for services towards Maidstone. No step free interchange between platforms.Wheelchair ramp available on the train.
Ticket barriers and gates
Unavailable
Accessible ticket machines
Available
platform 1
Induction loop
Yes
Ramp for train access
Available
Accessible Toilets
Unavailable
Waiting rooms
Unavailable
Seating area
Available
Induction loop pay phones
Available
Public telephones are not wheelchair accessible
Tactile paving on platform edges
There are tactile warnings on all platforms
Getting to and from the station
Accessible taxis here
Available
Accessible taxis are available to book
Impaired mobility set down/pick-up point available
Unavailable
Accessible spaces
1 spaces
Impaired mobility set-down/ pick-up point note
This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point
Seating or waiting facilities at drop-off/ pick-up
There are no seating or waiting facilities at this drop-off and/or pick-up point
Waiting facility location
The drop-off and/or pick-up point is on the same side of the road as the station
Ramp deployment from rear of vehicle
Ramps cannot be deployed from the rear or side of a vehicle
Set-down/ pick-up location covered
The drop-off and/or pick-up point is uncovered
Dimensions of set-down/ pick-up spaces
Lane is at least 3.6m wide
Number of set-down/ pick-up spaces
There is space for up to 3 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up
Help Point near set-down/ pick-up
There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point
Staff Help
Staff help available
- Staff help available,Monday to Sunday: Unavailable
Customer Help Points
Yes
On platform 1
Helpline
Available
*Helpline closed on Christmas Day
This is an unstaffed station. Ramp for train access and staff to assist, are on the trains and they can only help getting on and off trains . You can now book assistance up to 2 hours before your journey. If you need assistance whether booked or unbooked please ensure you make yourselves visible on the platform so the on train staff can see you. There are also Help points on the platform where you can get in touch with our assisted travel team.We now have a mobile Assistance Team who can be deployed to stations which otherwise have no staff to assist. This can be arranged in advance by booking through Customer Services or by using the Help Point on the station (although inevitably there will be a delay if not booked in advance) - alternatively a taxi can be arranged, at no additional cost, to convey you to the nearest station where you can be assisted further.
Nearest accessible station
Help Point location
There are Help Points
Toilets
Unavailable
Accessible Toilets
Unavailable
Baby Changing
Unavailable
Waiting Rooms
Unavailable
Seating Area
Available
Sheltered waiting area
There is sheltered waiting
Spaces
10 spaces
Accessible spaces
1 space
Impaired mobility set down/pick up points available
Unavailable
Car park CCTV
No
Parking charges
Parking is free
Refreshment Facilities
Unavailable
Public Telephones
No
Accessible Public Telephones
Available
Public telephones are not wheelchair accessible
Bicycle Storage
Spaces
6 spaces
You may leave your cycle in the rack provided however you do so at your own risk.
Type of Storage
Stands
Location
in the Car Park
Sheltered
Yes
CCTV
No
Cycle and buggy facilities
There are no accessible cycle facilities but there is charging facilities
Help point bicycles
There is no help point close to the cycle parking
Bicycle Hire
Cycle Hire Information
There are no cycle hire facilities at this station
More Information
Transport Links
Towards Maidstone: Replacement bus stop outside the station entrance. (What 3 Words: helped.tiger.crescendo)
Towards Strood: Bus stop opposite the station entrance. (What 3 Words: rejoined.imprints.exhale)
Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here
