Swanley railway station
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  Swanley Location of Swanley in Kent | |
| Location | Swanley |
| Local authority | District of Sevenoaks |
| Grid reference | TQ509682 |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 8 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 January 1871 | Renamed Swanley Junction |
| 16 April 1939 | Resited 420 m west and renamed Swanley |
| 1959 | Rebuilt |
| Other information | |
| Lists of stations | |
| London Transport portalCoordinates: 51°23′36″N 0°10′08″E / 51.3934°N 0.1690°E | |
Swanley railway station is a station in Swanley, Kent. The station is managed by Southeastern. The station has four platforms, platforms 1 and 3 being for services to Central London via Bromley South, platform 2 for services to Sevenoaks and Ashford International and platform 4 for Gillingham.
Swanley Station is 17.4 miles (28.0 km) from London Victoria.[1]
Since 9 March 2016, Oyster has been accepted at Swanley station with the station being allocated to 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, almost 1 mile (1.6 km) away from Swanley Town Centre.
Buses
Swanley station is served by the following routes.
- 429 to Dartford (with Sunday services to Bluewater and to Eynsford)
- 477 to Bluewater via Dartford and to Orpington
- 478 to West Kingsdown
Services
Services are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.
The 2015 typical off-peak train service is:
- 3tph to London Victoria via Bromley South
- 2tph to West Hampstead Thameslink via Catford
- 2tph to Sevenoaks via Bat & Ball
- 1tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East
- 1tph to Canterbury West via Maidstone East
- 1tph to Dover Priory via Chatham
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| St Mary Cray | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Farningham Road | ||
| Southeastern Maidstone East Line |
Eynsford | |||
| Thameslink Sevenoaks Line |
Eynsford | |||
References
- ↑ There is a 17.5 mile milepost a short distance coastbound from the station.
- ↑ . Transport for London. 10 November 2015 https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2016/march/pay-as-you-go-travel-with-contactless-and-oyster-extends-to-swanley. Retrieved 7 March 2016. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docSummary.php?docID=1446
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Swanley railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Swanley railway station from National Rail
- Page at SouthernRailway.net with photo taken in 1959 during reconstruction of Swanley station
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