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Train delays after fire at Maidstone East railway station Train delays after fire at Maidstone East railway station
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Trains have been disrupted after a fire broke out at a Kent railway station. Trains have been disrupted after a fire broke out in a shop at a Kent railway station.
Operator Southeastern said trains may be delayed until 22:15 BST following the fire at Maidstone East railway station. Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to the blaze in a newsagents at Maidstone East railway station at about 20:00 BST.
During the fire, train services did not run between Ashford and Otford. Operator Southeastern said the line had since reopened but there may be delays.
Passenger James Richardson, from Charing in Kent, said he saw smoke coming from the roof of the station at about 20:00 BST when his train pulled into the station. Passenger James Richardson, from Charing, Kent, said he saw smoke coming from the roof of the station when his train arrived there at 20:00 BST.
"They made everyone get off the platform," he said."They made everyone get off the platform," he said.
"The fire brigade came and were trying to put it out.""The fire brigade came and were trying to put it out."
During the fire, train services did not run between Ashford and Otford.
Helen Grant, MP for Maidstone and The Weald, tweeted: "Shocking to hear news of fire at Maidstone East Train Station which is next door to my constituency office. I await further updates."