Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station
Chestfield & Swalecliffe  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Swalecliffe |
| Local authority | City of Canterbury |
| Grid reference | TR136668 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CSW |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.143 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.147 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.150 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.173 million |
| 2008/09 |
 0.166 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.152 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.143 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.152 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.127 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.124 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.125 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 6 July 1930[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chestfield & Swalecliffe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station, is a UK railway station on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, and serves Chestfield and Swalecliffe, villages which are now part of the built-up area between Whitstable and Herne Bay. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
The station was originally opened as "Swalecliffe Halt" on 6 July 1930 by Southern Railway.[1] It was latter renamed "Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt", shortened to Chestfield in 1987 and reverted to "Chestfield & Swalecliffe" in 1989. Although the railway station itself actually lies in the village of Swalecliffe, nearby Chestfield is substantially the bigger village.[1]
There are waiting shelters and an Up side booking office, which is open for a few hours each morning; the platforms are built of rails and sleepers. The "down" ticket office was burnt down by vandals in 1989.[1]
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to London Victoria via the Medway Towns and Bromley South, and one train per hour to Ramsgate via Margate.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Whitstable | Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch |
Herne Bay | ||
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station from National Rail
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Coordinates: 51°21′36.81″N 1°4′0.70″E / 51.3602250°N 1.0668611°E