| Swanley | |
| Swanley | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Swanley |
| Local authority | Sevenoaks |
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| Grid reference | Template:Gbmapscaled |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SAY |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | increase 1.291 million |
| 2005/06 * | decrease 1.278 million |
| 2006/07 * | increase 1.329 million |
| 2007/08 * | increase 1.350 million |
| 2008/09 * | decrease 1.314 million |
| History | |
| 1 July 1862 | Opened (Sevenoaks Junction) |
| 1 January 1871 | Renamed (Swanley Junction) |
| 16 April 1939 | Resited 420m west and renamed (Swanley) |
| 1959 | Rebuilt |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Swanley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
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Template:Commons category Swanley railway station is a railway station in England, on the Chatham Main Line to the east of the London Borough of Bromley. It serves the town of Swanley on the border of Kent and Greater London. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Swanley Station is 17.4 miles from London Victoria.[1]
The original name was Sevenoaks Junction, later changed to Swanley Junction. The original location of the station was at Template:Gbmapping on the "down" side of the junction with separate platforms for the main line and the Sevenoaks branch. In 1939 a new station was constructed approximately Template:Convert/yd further west. The station was rebuilt in 1959 when the line was widened to four tracks.
On 27 June 1937, there was a collision between two trains near the station, resulting in the deaths of 4 people and with 37 people injured.[2]
Services[]
The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak train service is:
- 3tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via Bromley South
- 2tph to Kentish Town (St Albans City, Luton or Bedford in Peak times) via Catford
- 2tph to Sevenoaks via Bat & Ball
- 1tph to Gillingham
- 2tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East
On Sundays the Kentish Town services run to London Victoria
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Cray | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Farningham Road | ||
| Southeastern Sevenoaks to Kentish Town via Bromley South and Catford |
Eynsford | |||
| Bromley South | Southeastern Maidstone East Line |
Otford | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| St Mary Cray Line and station open |
style="background:#Template:SR colour; border-top:solid 1px gray; " | | Southern Railway Swanley to Ashford (via Maidstone East) Line |
style="background:#Template:SR colour;border-top:solid 1px gray; " | | Lullingstone Line open, station closed |
References[]
- ↑ There is a 17.5 mile milepost a short distance coastbound from the station.
- ↑ http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docSummary.php?docID=1446
External links[]
- Train times and station information for Swanley railway station from National Rail
- Page at SouthernRailway.net with photo taken in 1959 during reconstruction of Swanley station
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