Charing Railway Station

CRNG CHG | 5097
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Charing station is managed by Southeastern and is located in Ashford within the South East area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 39,338 journeys were made between Charing and Ashford International—that's 44% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Charing peaked during 2008-09 with 89,962 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 29% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 84% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Charing table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-9848,726
1998-9952,384
1999-0058,984
2000-0160,733
2001-0257,367
2002-0360,486
2003-04 
2004-0564,291
2005-0666,676
2006-0770,970
2007-0888,204
2008-0989,962
2009-1077,538
2010-1175,810
2011-1279,420
2012-1377,416
2013-1467,236
2014-1566,616
2015-1672,652
2016-1774,688
2017-1872,940
2018-1986,140
2019-2089,554
2020-2126,234
2021-2260,508
2022-2375,588
2023-2489,516
2024-25