Ham Street railway station serves Hamstreet in Kent, England. It is on a dual-track section of the Marshlink Line, and train services are provided by Southern.
The line is unelectrified and services are operated by Class 171 Turbostar diesel trains.
A staffed booking office is provided in the building on the Ashford-bound platform. PERTIS passenger-operated self-service ticket machines have now been removed and replaced with a new Ticket Vending machine, which allows a ticket to be purchased from any origin, as opposed to just from Ham Street. PERTIS passenger-operated self-service machines were installed in connection with a Penalty Fares Scheme in 2008, are were located on both platforms. Customers are now required to purchase a ticket from the Ticket Vending Machine on the Ashford platform, if the facilities are available to purchase the ticket the customer requires.
Read more about Ham Street Railway Station: Services
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