Swanscombe railway station

Swanscombe
Swanscombe
Location
Place	Swanscombe
Local authority	Borough of Dartford
Grid reference	TQ606747
Operations
Station code	SWM
Managed by	Southeastern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
	Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections; from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.159 million
2015/16	0.167 million
2016/17	0.174 million
2017/18	0.176 million
2018/19	0.204 million
History
2 November 1908	opened
6 July 1930	resited
	National Rail – UK railway stations
	* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Swanscombe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Swanscombe railway station serves the small town of Swanscombe in north Kent, England. It is 21 miles 14 chains (34.1 km) down the line from London Charing Cross.

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.

Train services are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

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. The ticket office, on the 'up' side at road level, is located in a recent building. This is manned 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 manned 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.

Services

2tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross Semi-fast service via Sidcup
2tph to Luton via Greenwich, London Bridge, St Pancras International, St Albans City and Luton Airport
2tph to Gravesend
2tph to Rainham

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

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