Sittingbourne railway station
General information | |
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Location | Sittingbourne, Swale England |
Grid reference | TQ905638 |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Station code | SIT |
Classification | DfT category C2 |
Key dates | |
25 January 1858 | Opened |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 2.295 million |
Interchange | 0.438 million |
2019/20 | 2.253 million |
Interchange | 0.433 million |
2020/21 | 0.750 million |
Interchange | 0.117 million |
2021/22 | 1.659 million |
Interchange | 0.317 million |
2022/23 | 1.876 million |
Interchange | 0.317 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Sittingbourne railway station is on the
Facilities
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.[1]
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
Accidents and incidents
- In January 1861, a passenger train was derailed. One passenger was killed.[2]
- On 31 August 1878, a passenger train collided with some goods wagons. Five people were killed.[2]
- On 27 July 1966, a freight train was derailed at Sittingbourne West Junction. The line was blocked for two days.[3]
Services
All services at Sittingbourne are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 2 tph to London St Pancras International
- 2 tph to London Victoria
- 1 tph to Faversham
- 1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East
- 2 tph to Ramsgate
- 1 tph to Sheerness-on-Sea
Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Newington or Rainham | Southeastern |
Teynham or Faversham | ||
Rainham | Southeastern | |||
Sheerness Line | Terminus |
References
- ^ "Sittingbourne Station: Facilities and Information". Southeastern. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b Kidner, R. W. (1977) [1963]. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Tarrant Hinton: The Oakwood Press. p. 89.
- ISBN 0-7110-0924-4.
- ^ Table 194, 212 National Rail timetable, December 2023
External links
- Train times and station information for Sittingbourne railway station from National Rail