Maidstone West railway station ran on a bridge across the River Medway to a goods station at Tovil Goods () until 3 October 1977, from which point the branch line closed completely. The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Paddock Wood and , and two trains an hour to Strood. Connections to London are available from any of these three stations. Four trains each way per day using Class 395 "Javelin" units operate between Maidstone West and via and . Maidstone West railway station Maidstone West railway station is one of three railway stations which serve the town
KMFM Maidstone KMFM Maidstone KMFM Maidstone is an Independent Local Radio serving the town of Maidstone and the surrounding areas in Kent, South East England. It is the Maidstone region of the KMFM radio network (owned by the KM Group), containing local advertisements and sponsorships for the area amongst a countywide schedule of programming. The station began life as a public broadcast of Maidstone Hospital Radio, operated in the early 1990s under a Restricted Service Licence. Timed to coincide with the town's annual river festival, the service was known as Maidstone Festival Radio. Following a disagreement with the NHS Trust that operated