Swanscombe railway station

Swanscombe
General information
Location	Swanscombe, Borough of Dartford England
Grid reference	TQ606747
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SWM
Classification	DfT category E
Key dates
2 November 1908	opened
6 July 1930	resited
Passengers
2019/20	0.254 million
2020/21	94,476
2021/22	0.210 million
2022/23	0.259 million
2023/24	0.315 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Swanscombe railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Swanscombe in north Kent, England. It is 21 miles 14 chains (34.1 km) down the line from London Charing Cross.[1]

History

The first station, a small wooden halt, was opened in 1908. In 1930 the present station was opened 840 yards (770 m) east of the original.[2]

The station is awkwardly located in a very deep chalk cutting, with a long staircase from the booking office leading to the up platform. The down platform is reached across a road overbridge and down another long flight of stairs. There is no step-free access to either platform. Passengers requiring step-free access are advised to use Greenhithe railway station.

The ticket office, on the 'up' side at road level, is located in a recent building. This is staffed only during part of the day; at other times a ticket machine is available and is located outside the ticket office. Until the 1980s, separate staffed ticket offices were located in buildings on each platform, suitably equipped with ticketing machinery. It was named and signed as Swanscombe Halt until the 1980s.[3]

Services

Services at Swanscombe are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 376, 465, 466, 700 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

• 2 tph to London Charing Cross via Sidcup
• 2 tph to Luton via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich
• 2 tph to Gravesend
• 2 tph to Rainham via Chatham

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and Lewisham call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Greenhithe		Southeastern North Kent Line		Northfleet
		Thameslink North Kent Line

References

1. "Southeastern - Swanscombe". www.southeasternrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
2. "Swanscombe". www.kentrail.org.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
3. "History of Swanscombe - Kent Past". www.kentpast.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
4. Table 200, 201 National Rail timetable, December 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for Swanscombe railway station from National Rail

51.449120°N 0.309867°E / 51.449120; 0.309867