Swanley railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Swanley | ||
| Local authority | Sevenoaks | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SAY | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 1.291 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 1.278 million | ||
| History | |||
| 1 July 1862 | Opened (Sevenoaks Junction) | ||
| 1 January 1871 | Renamed (Swanley Junction) | ||
| 16 April 1939 | Resited 420m west and renamed (Swanley) | ||
| 1959 | Rebuilt | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Swanley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Swanley railway station is on the Chatham Main Line, and serves the town of Swanley in north Kent, England. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Swanley Station is 17.4 miles from London Victoria. There is a 17.5 mile milepost a short distance coastbound from the station.
The original name was Sevenoaks Junction, later changed to Swanley Junction. The original location of the station was at grid reference TQ513684 on the "down" side of the junction with separate platforms for the main line and the Sevenoaks branch. About 1959 a new station was constructed approximately 400 metres further west.
[edit] Services
The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak train service is:
- 3tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria
- 2tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
- 2tph to Sevenoaks via Bat & Ball
- 2tph to Faversham via the Medway Towns
- 1tph to Maidstone East continuing during evenings to Ashford International
The Sunday service from the station is
- 2tph to London Victoria calling at St Mary Cray and Bromley South
- 2tph to London Victoria calling all stations via Catford
- 2tph to Sevenoaks via Bat & Ball
- 1tph to Faversham via the Medway Towns
- 1tph to Ashford International via the Maidstone East
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| St Mary Cray | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Farningham Road | ||
| Southeastern Sevenoaks to Blackfriars via Bromley South and Catford |
Eynsford | |||
| Bromley South | Southeastern Maidstone East Line |
Otford | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| St Mary Cray | Southern Railway Swanley to Ashford (via Maidstone East) Line |
Lullingstone | ||
| Southern Railway Sevenoaks via Swanley Line |
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[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Swanley railway station from National Rail
- Page at SouthernRailway.net with photo taken in 1959 during reconstruction of Swanley station
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