What is Strood railway station?
{{Infobox UK station |name = Strood |image_name = Strood Station 5828.JPG |caption = The station in June 2011 |code = SOO |manager = [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] |locale = [[Strood]] |borough = [[Medway|Borough of Medway]] |int1112 = {{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 0.401 |int1213 = {{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 0.430 |int1314 = {{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 0.423 |int1415 = {{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 0.423 |int1516 = {{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 0.457 |platforms = 3 |start = {{start date|1856|06|18|df=y}} }} '''Strood railway station''' is a [[railway station]] in [[Strood]] in [[Kent]]. The station is on the [[North Kent Line]]. ==Services== [[File:SOO First days of Thameslink Luton Rainham arriving 8911c.jpg|thumb|One of the first Thameslink trains in May 2018]] Services at Strood are run by [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] and [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]], They use {{brc|375}}, {{brc|395|n}}, {{brc|465|n}}, {{brc|466|n}} and {{brc|700|n}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]]. The [[:wikt:Off-peak|off-peak]] service is:<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2023|194, 200, 201, 208, 212}}</ref> * 2 trains per hour to {{stnlnk|Luton}} via {{stnlnk|Dartford}} and {{stn|Greenwich}} * 2 trains per hour to [[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras International]] * 2 trains per hour to {{stnlnk|Rainham|Kent}} * 1 train per hour to {{stnlnk|Faversham}} * 1 train per hour to {{stnlnk|Ramsgate}} * 2 trains per hour to {{stnlnk|Paddock Wood}} via {{stnlnk|Maidstone West}} Some trains go to and from [[Charing Cross railway station|London Charing Cross]] via {{stnlnk|Sidcup}}, Some trains go to London St Pancras International and Maidstone West via Strood.<ref name=KOL>{{cite web |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2011-1/may/21/high-speed_trains_start.aspx |title=High-speed trains start from Maidstone |publisher=Kent Messenger Group |access-date=23 May 2011 |archive-date=24 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524005845/http: