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Sittingbourne railway station

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Place
  
Sittingbourne

Station code
  
SIT

DfT category
  
C2

Opened
  
1858

Local authority
  
Swale

Grid reference
  
TQ905638

Managed by
  
Southeastern

2011/12
  
2.020 million

Number of platforms
  
3

Sittingbourne railway station

Address
  
Sittingbourne ME10 3ED, United Kingdom

Similar
  
Canterbury East railway st, Sheerness‑on‑Sea railway station, Newington railway station, Faversham railway station, Gillingham (Kent) railway st

Sittingbourne railway station


Sittingbourne railway station is on the Chatham Main Line and the Sheerness Line in north Kent. The station is 44 miles 1260 yards from London Victoria according to the mileage sign on the footbridge. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Ticket barriers are sometimes in operation, depending on the time of day.

Contents

Two new lifts linked by a new footbridge have created a step-free route between the station entrance and platforms to provide better access to train services. The improvements have been funded through the government’s Access for All programme and cost around £1,800,000.

The work has also included a series of enhancements to station facilities funded through the National Stations Improvement Programme and include relocating and increasing the number of cycle parking spaces outside the station; renovating all passenger toilets; creating new waiting shelters on the platforms and a new waiting room on platform; repositioning the ticket gates to create more space for passengers in the ticket office; and installing a new customer information screen and non-slip flooring in the ticket office.

The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway's station, at Sittingbourne Viaduct, is a short walk away.

Accidents and incidents

  • In January 1861, a passenger train was derailed. One passenger was killed.
  • On 31 August 1878, a passenger train collided with some goods wagons. Five people were killed.
  • On 27 July 1966, a freight train was derailed at Sittingbourne West Junction. The line was blocked for two days.

    • Services

    Typical off-peak services are:

  • 2 tph to London St Pancras via Gravesend and Ebbsfleet International (High Speed)
  • 1 tph to London St Pancras via Faversham, Ramsgate, Deal, Dover Priory and Ashford International (High Speed)
  • 1 tph to Faversham (High Speed)
  • 3 tph to London Victoria via Bromley South with 1 tph stopping at Denmark Hill (Main Line)
  • 2 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East (Main Line)
  • 1 tph to Ramsgate via Faversham and Margate (Main Line)
  • 2 tph to Sheerness-on-Sea starting here (Main Line)

    • Peak hour mon-fri to London Bridge & Cannon Street

    References

    Sittingbourne railway station Wikipedia
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