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Kent CRP makes it easier to take your bike on trains along the Kent Downs Line

Kent Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has worked with Southeastern to fit cycle-rails at six stations along the Kent Downs Railway Line, to promote more healthy, active travel journeys in the area. Cycle-rails are rails that allow people to push their bicycles along channels up and down stairs, removing the need for them to be carried. […]

‘Paws on the Platform’ shares lived experience of barriers to train travel

Kent Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has collaborated with Southeastern and Guide Dogs Maidstone to share the lived experience of people with visual impairments when travelling by train, reinforcing the need to provide safe journeys for everyone. The ‘Paws on the Platform’ initiative brought people with visual impairments together with Southeastern to share their experiences of […]

New tools for Queenborough Station Adopters thanks to council support

Volunteers at Queenborough Station have been gifted new gardening tools thanks to support from Kent County Council. On Friday 9 February, Kent Community Rail Partnership (CRP) visited Queenborough Station to hand over the new tools – including trowels, forks, brushes, brooms, secateurs and tidy bags – kindly funded by Councillors Mike Whiting and Andy Booth […]

Kent students enjoy first station adoption day

Students from Grow 19, a small college for learners aged 19-25 with special educational needs, have enjoyed their first day as the new adopters of West Malling Station. On Wednesday 20 September, the Grow 19 students and three of their tutors arrived for their first day of station adoption at West Malling Station, on the […]

20-year anniversary celebrations for Kent CRP

Kent Community Rail Partnership officers, members, volunteers, and friends both past and present have celebrated the CRP’s 20th year. The celebration event started on Thursday 14 September with a trip along the Swale Rail Line. Along the way, Jonathan Fryer shared details of projects carried out by the CRP at each of the stations, as […]

Kent CRP bolster integrated transport links from local stations

Kent Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has joined forces with the Integrated Transport Team at Medway Council to improve signposting for onward public transport from Medway stations. One of the CRP’s aims is to always be on the lookout for easy ways for passengers in their local area to make onward journeys from stations without needing […]

Hollingbourne Station introduces new community hub

The former ticket office and booking hall at Hollingbourne Railway Station has been given a new lease of life after being repurposed into a dedicated space for the local community. Empty and unused for 32 years, the building has been refurbished to create a new community space following an 18-month long collaboration between Southeastern Railway, […]

Mural brightens up platform at Swale Halt Station

Kent Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has been working with local artist Graham Upton on the creation of a new mural on the platform at Swale Halt Station. Graham has been working on the mural on Swale Halt’s platform, next to the Kingsferry Bridge, since the beginning of October, creating designs that promote the many places […]

Festive fun planned across the community rail network

The season of merriment and good cheer is fast approaching, and plenty of community rail partnerships and station groups across the network have fun, festive events and activities planned. Below we have included a range of events all the family can get involved with this festive season. Abbey Line CRP All are welcome aboard the […]