Swale railway station

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Swale
Location
Place	Kingsferry Bridge
Local authority	Swale
Operations
Station code	SWL
Managed by	Southeastern.
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	3,831
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Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Swale.   * 2002/03 Disclaimer  ** 2004/05 Disclaimer
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Swale railway station is on the Sheerness Line in north Kent, and is at the southern end of the Kingsferry Bridge, connecting the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent, England. The nearest settlement is Iwade. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Sheerness-on-Sea and two trains per hour to Sittingbourne, for connections to London. Since the 10th September 2006, trains have only stopped here on request.

There are currently plans to close Swale station, or at least replace its train service with a token service (eg one train a week in either direction).

Map of the Swale Railway Station in relation to other local stations and the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway. The Chatham Main Line run along the bottom, east to west, while the Sheerness Line branches off northwards, west of Sittingbourne.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Swale railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Swale railway station from Multimap.com