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Higham railway station (Kent)

Higham railway station is in the hamlet of Lower Higham in north Kent. The village of Higham is about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south.

History
One of the more unusual pieces of freight handled by the station was a Swiss chalet, in 94 separate pieces, packed into 58 boxes. It arrived over Christmas 1864 as a gift for Charles Dickens at nearby Gad's Hill. According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, L, H, C and there was a 1-ton 2 cwt crane. == Services ==
Services
Off-peak, all services at Higham are operated by Thameslink using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: • 2 tph to via and • 2 tph to Additional services, including a small number of Southeastern operated trains to and from London Charing Cross via call at the station during the peak hours. ==References==
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