Chestfield & Swalecliffe Railway Station

Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station is on the branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the villages of Chestfield and Swalecliffe, Kent. It is 60mi down-line from and is situated between and. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern. It was originally opened as "Swalecliffe Halt" on 6 July 1930 by Southern Railway. It was later renamed "Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt", shortened to "Chestfield" in 1987 and reverted to "Chestfield & Swalecliffe" in 1989. Although the railway station itself actually lies in the village of Swalecliffe, nearby Chestfield is substantially the bigger village. There are waiting shelters and an Up side booking office, which is open for a few hours each morning; the platforms are built of rails and sleepers. The "down" ticket office was burnt down by vandals in 1989. ServicesThe typical off-peak service from the station is 1 tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South (Main Line)1 tph to Ramsgate via Margate (Main Line)

Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station is on the branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the villages of Chestfield and Swalecliffe, Kent. It is 60mi down-line from and is situated between and. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern. It was originally opened as "Swalecliffe Halt" on 6 July 1930 by Southern Railway. It was later renamed "Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt", shortened to "Chestfield" in 1987 and reverted to "Chestfield & Swalecliffe" in 1989. Although the railway station itself actually lies in the village of Swalecliffe, nearby Chestfield is substantially the bigger village. There are waiting shelters and an Up side booking office, which is open for a few hours each morning; the platforms are built of rails and sleepers. The "down" ticket office was burnt down by vandals in 1989. ServicesThe typical off-peak service from the station is 1 tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South (Main Line)1 tph to Ramsgate via Margate (Main Line)