Swanley railway station

Swanley railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Swanley, Kent. It is 17 miles 31 chains (28.0 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between St Mary Cray and Farningham Road on the main line. The Maidstone Line branches from the main line south of Swanley and the next station on that route is Eynsford.

Swanley
Swanley
Location of Swanley in Kent
LocationSwanley
Local authorityDistrict of Sevenoaks
Grid referenceTQ509682
Managed bySoutheastern
Station codeSAY
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms4
Fare zone8
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 1.332 million[1]
– interchange  0.139 million[1]
2016–17 1.358 million[1]
– interchange  0.143 million[1]
2017–18 1.463 million[1]
– interchange  0.112 million[1]
2018–19 1.568 million[1]
– interchange  0.123 million[1]
2019–20 1.559 million[1]
– interchange  0.117 million[1]
Key dates
1 July 1862Opened as Sevenoaks Junction
1 January 1871Renamed Swanley Junction
16 April 1939Resited and renamed Swanley
1959Rebuilt
Other information
External links
WGS8451.3934°N 0.1690°E / 51.3934; 0.1690
 London transport portal

The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern. The station has four platforms.

Since March 2016, Oyster cards have been accepted at Swanley, with the station being placed into London's fare zone 8.[2]

History

The original location of the station was at grid reference TQ513684 at the junction with separate platforms for the main line and the Sevenoaks branch. It was first named Sevenoaks Junction and 1871 was changed to Swanley Junction. On 27 June 1937, there was a collision between two trains near the station, resulting in the deaths of four people and with 37 injured.[3] In 1939 a new station called Swanley was constructed approximately 440 yards (400 m) further west and the original station was closed. The present station was rebuilt in 1959 when the line was widened to four tracks.

Location

The station is located at Station Approach, half a mile from Swanley Town Centre.

Facilities

The station has a staffed ticket office. The station has a self-service ticket machine and is also fitted with Oyster Card readers. The station has passenger help points on its platforms and covered seating is available on all 4 platforms which are all fitted with passenger information screens. There are toilets located on platforms 1 and 2 as well as a passenger shop and buffet. The station has a chargeable car park (106 spaces) and a cycle rack at the station entrance. Step free access is available to all platforms from the Station Approach entrance.[4]

Services

Services at Swanley are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5][6][7]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
St Mary Cray
or
Bromley South		   Southeastern
Chatham Main Line		   Farningham Road
  Southeastern
Maidstone East Line
   Otford
  Thameslink
Blackfriars to Sevenoaks		   Eynsford

Connections

The station is serves on Mondays to Saturdays by Go Coach route 429 and Arriva Kent Thameside route 477. Route 429 provides hourly links to Dartford and West Kingsdown and route 477 provides half-hourly links to Orpington and Bluewater.[8][9]

References
  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. "Pay as you go travel with contactless and Oyster extends to Swanley". Transport for London. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. "Report on the Accident at Swanley Junction on 27th June 1937" (PDF). railwaysarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. "Swanley station information". Southeastern, June 2020.
  5. "Timetable 2: London to Medway Towns, Dover and Ramsgate" (PDF). Southeastern, December 2019.
  6. "Timetable 3: London to Ashford and Canterbury via Maidstone East" (PDF). Southeastern, December 2019.
  7. "Timetable 05: Luton to Orpington and Sevenoaks" (PDF). Thameslink, December 2019.
  8. "Route 429: Dartford to West Kingsdown". Go Coach, June 2020.
  9. "Route 477: Orpington to Bluewater". Arriva Southern Counties, June 2020.
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