Kemsing railway station

Kemsing railway station serves Kemsing in Kent, England, although the station is located on the other side of the M26 motorway to the village. It is 26 miles 79 chains (43.4 km) down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

Kemsing
LocationKemsing, Sevenoaks
England
Grid referenceTQ567577
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKMS
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1 June 1874
Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Passengers
2015/16 25,362
2016/17 25,440
2017/18 25,366
2018/19 22,476
2019/20 19,276
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

Kemsing station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from Swanley to Maidstone[1] The goods yard had six sidings, one of which served a goods shed.[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 31 October 1960.[3] The signal box closed on 30 September 1964.[4]

The station has been unstaffed since 8 February 1985. The station buildings were demolished after the station became unstaffed.[2] A PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located outside the station at road level on the 'up' side, suffices.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Ashford International via Maidstone East and one train per hour to London Victoria via Otford and Bromley South.

There is no Sunday service, although trains do call on bank holidays.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Otford   Southeastern
Maidstone East Line
Mondays-Saturdays only
  Borough Green
& Wrotham
Disused railways
Sevenoaks (Bat & Ball)   London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Maidstone Line
  Borough Green & Wrotham

Notes

  1. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
  2. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Kemsing.
  3. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 50.
  4. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 49.

References

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-873793-45-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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