Snowdown railway station

Snowdown
Snowdown
Location
Place	Snowdown
Local authority	District of Dover
Grid reference	TR245511
Operations
Station code	SWO
Managed by	Southeastern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
	Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections; from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	6,822
2015/16	7,676
2016/17	6,932
2017/18	8,600
2018/19	8,592
History
Key dates	Opened 1914
	National Rail – UK railway stations
	Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Snowdown from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.;

Snowdown railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, and serves the village of Snowdown, Kent. It is 69 miles 60 chains (112.3 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Aylesham and Shepherds Well.

The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

The station and the line it serves was built by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway, and the station was opened in 1914. It was formerly known as Snowdown & Nonington Halt and formed the junction with the extensive sidings of the National Coal Board at Snowdown Colliery.

The station has no booking office but there is a self-service ticket machine at the top of the staircase on the southbound platform.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South, and one train per hour to Dover Priory.

External links

Train times and station information for Snowdown railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Aylesham		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch		Shepherds Well

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