Swanscombe railway station
Swanscombe  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Swanscombe |
| Local authority | Borough of Dartford |
| Grid reference | TQ606747 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SWM |
| 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 | 0.172 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.172 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.165 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.161 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.157 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.137 million |
| 2010/11 |
 0.140 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.144 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.128 million |
| 2 November 1908 | opened |
| 6 July 1930 | resited |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Swanscombe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Swanscombe railway station serves the village of Swanscombe in North Kent, England. The first station a small wooden halt was opened in 1908. In 1930 the present station was opened 840 yards (770 m) east of the first station.
Train services are operated by Southeastern. The station is awkwardly located in a very deep chalk cutting, with a long staircase from the booking office leading to the up platform. The down platform is reached across a road overbridge and down another long flight of stairs. The ticket office, on the 'up' side at road level, is located in a recent building. This is manned only during part of the day; at other times a PERTIS passenger-operated ticket machine issues 'Permits to Travel' - which are exchanged on-train or at manned stations for travel tickets - and is located outside the ticket office. Until the 1980s, separate manned ticket offices were located in buildings on each platform, suitably equipped with ticketing machinery.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 2tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross via Dartford, Sidcup and Lewisham
- 2tph to Gravesend
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Greenhithe | Southeastern Sidcup Line |
Northfleet | ||
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Coordinates: 51°26′57″N 0°18′36″E / 51.449120°N 0.309867°E