Swanley railway station

Swanley railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Swanley, Kent. It is 17 miles 31 chains (28.0 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between St Mary Cray and Farningham Road on the main line. The Maidstone Line branches from the main line south of Swanley and the next station on that route is Eynsford.

Swanley
Swanley
Location of Swanley in Kent
LocationSwanley
Local authorityDistrict of Sevenoaks
Grid referenceTQ509682
Managed bySoutheastern
Station codeSAY
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms4
Fare zone8
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15 1.291 million[1]
– interchange  0.190 million[1]
2015–16 1.332 million[1]
– interchange  0.139 million[1]
2016–17 1.358 million[1]
– interchange  0.143 million[1]
2017–18 1.463 million[1]
– interchange  0.112 million[1]
2018–19 1.568 million[1]
– interchange  0.123 million[1]
Key dates
1 July 1862Opened as Sevenoaks Junction
1 January 1871Renamed Swanley Junction
16 April 1939Resited and renamed Swanley
1959Rebuilt
Other information
External links
WGS8451.3934°N 0.1690°E / 51.3934; 0.1690
London transport portal

The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern. The station has four platforms.

Since March 2016, Oyster cards have been accepted at Swanley, with the station being placed into London's fare zone 8.[2]

History

The original location of the station was at grid reference TQ513684 at the junction with separate platforms for the main line and the Sevenoaks branch. It was first named Sevenoaks Junction and 1871 was changed to Swanley Junction. On 27 June 1937, there was a collision between two trains near the station, resulting in the deaths of four people and with 37 injured.[3] In 1939 a new station called Swanley was constructed approximately 440 yards (400 m) further west and the original station was closed. The present station was rebuilt in 1959 when the line was widened to four tracks.

Location

The station is located at Station Approach, half a mile from Swanley Town Centre.

Services

Services are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

The typical off-peak train service:

  • 3tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria semi fast via Bromley South
  • 2tph to London Blackfriars via Bromley South & Catford
  • 1tph to Dover Priory via Chatham & Canterbury East
  • 2tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East (with 1tph continuing to Canterbury West)
  • 2tph to Sevenoaks

Connections

Go Coach route 429 and Arriva Kent Thameside route 477 serve the station.


Preceding station National Rail Following station
St Mary Cray
or
Bromley South		   Southeastern
Chatham Main Line		   Farningham Road
  Southeastern
Maidstone East Line
   Otford
  Thameslink
Thameslink		   Eynsford

References
  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. "Pay as you go travel with contactless and Oyster extends to Swanley". Transport for London. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. "Report on the Accident at Swanley Junction on 27th June 1937" (PDF). railwaysarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2018.


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