I recently discovered I live quite close to one of the least-used railway stations in the country! How could I resit a visit to Doleham station?
With just 56 passengers in 2007/8 Doleham station is a pretty quiet place.
What is there to see and do once you arrive at Doleham? This helpful map shows you the local street (buildings are in dark orange):
Part of the problem with the lack of visitors seems to stem from the lack of trains. On weekends only two trains stop at Doleham towards Hastings: one around 7am and another at 11pm. Make extra sure not to miss your train!
Where can one go from Doleham?
What an exciting place: I definitely recommend a visit! Although don’t you all go visiting in droves as that will affect the passenger statistics and it’ll become a bit hum-drum.
i am curious: wikpedia says that the passenger figures for doleham station are:
2004/5 3,027
2005/6 3,036
2006/7 739
2007/8 56
the report and data at http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529 offer no explanation of this dramatic decrease. i think this might require the attention of an Independent Scrutineer.
December 30, 2009 @ 12:25 am
> i am curious: wikpedia says that the passenger figures for doleham station are […]
Yah, I noticed this too. I hypothesise The Event happened somewhere around the start of 2006/7 season. Very mysterious.
Maybe it has something to do with the timetable being altered to be so inconvenient. But not sure where 3000 passengers come from! Mostly farms around and nearest villages (Three Oaks and Winchelsea) have their own stations.
Also, your comment was marked as spam! Apologies.
December 30, 2009 @ 7:48 pm
was there ham at station?
December 30, 2009 @ 7:05 pm
No, but today Nick went to visit friend in Ashford and passed through station called Ham Street: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_Street_railway_station
December 30, 2009 @ 7:36 pm