Sittingbourne railway station

Sittingbourne National Rail
View of main platform from platform 2
Location
Place Sittingbourne
Local authority Swale
Grid reference TQ905638
Operations
Station code SIT
Managed by Southeastern
Number of platforms 3
DfT category C2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Decrease 1.949 million
– Interchange  Decrease 0.562 million
2013/14 Increase 1.966 million
– Interchange  Increase 0.570 million
2014/15 Increase 2.063 million
– Interchange  Decrease 0.546 million
2015/16 Increase 2.111 million
– Interchange  Decrease 0.307 million
2016/17 Increase 2.164 million
– Interchange  Increase 0.382 million
History
25 January 1858 Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sittingbourne from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Sittingbourne railway station is on the Chatham Main Line and the Sheerness Line in north Kent. It is 44 miles 59 chains (72.0 km) down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Ticket barriers are sometimes in operation, depending on the time of day.

Map of the Sittingbourne Railway Station in relation to other local stations and the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway. The Chatham Main Line runs along the bottom, east to west, while the Sheerness Line branches off northwards, west of Sittingbourne.

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 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.[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

Typical off-peak services are:

Peak hour mon-fri to London Bridge & Cannon Street

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Newington   Southeastern
Chatham Main Line		   Teynham
Kemsley   Southeastern
Sheerness Line		   Terminus
Rainham (Kent)   Southeastern
High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs		   Faversham

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rail.co/2011/06/02/work-starts-to-improve-access-at-sittingbourne-station/
  2. 1 2 Kidner, R. W. (1977) [1963]. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Tarrant Hinton: The Oakwood Press. p. 89.
  3. ↑ Moody, G. T. (1979) [1957]. Southern Electric 1909-1979 (Fifth ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd. pp. 169–70. ISBN 0 7110 0924 4.

Coordinates: 51°20′31.23″N 0°44′5.31″E / 51.3420083°N 0.7348083°E / 51.3420083; 0.7348083

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