Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station
Chestfield and Swalecliffe  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Swalecliffe, City of Canterbury England | ||||
| Grid reference | TR136668 | ||||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CSW | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 6 July 1930[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.129 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  29,322 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  71,064 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 80,432 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 93,938 | ||||
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Chestfield and Swalecliffe railway station is on the Ramsgate branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the villages of Chestfield, Swalecliffe and the Eastern region of the town of Whitstable, Kent. It is 60 miles 45 chains (97.5 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Whitstable and Herne Bay.
The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.[citation needed]
It was originally opened as "Swalecliffe Halt" on 6 July 1930 by Southern Railway.[1] It was later renamed "Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt", shortened to "Chestfield" in 1987 and reverted to "Chestfield and 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
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All services at Chestfield & Swalecliffe are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
- 1 tph to London Victoria
- 1 tph to Ramsgate
Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours. The station is also served by a small number of High Speed services to London St Pancras International.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Southeastern | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station on Kentrail - David Glasspool - Accessed 2 September 2007
- ^ Table 194, 212 National Rail timetable, December 2021
External links
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- Train times and station information for Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station from National Rail