Sittingbourne railway station
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Facilities
Two new lifts linked by a new footbridge have created a step-free route between the station entrance and platforms to provide better access to train services. The improvements have been funded through the government’s Access for All programme and cost around £1,800,000.[1]
The work has also included a series of enhancements to station facilities funded through the National Stations Improvement Programme and include relocating and increasing the number of cycle parking spaces outside the station; renovating all passenger toilets; creating new waiting shelters on the platforms and a new waiting room on platform; repositioning the ticket gates to create more space for passengers in the ticket office; and installing a new customer information screen and non-slip flooring in the ticket office.
The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway's station, at Sittingbourne Viaduct, is a short walk away.
Accidents and incidents
- In January 1861, a passenger train was derailed. One passenger was killed.[2]
- On 31 August 1878, a passenger train collided with some goods wagons. Five people were killed.[2]
- On 27 July 1966, a freight train was derailed at Sittingbourne West Junction. The line was blocked for two days.[3]
Services
All services at Sittingbourne are operated by Southeastern using Template:Brc and Template:Brc EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 2 tph to London St Pancras International
- 2 tph to Template:Stn
- 1 tph to Faversham
- 1 tph to Dover Priory via Canterbury East
- 2 tph to Ramsgate
- 1 tph to Sheerness-on-Sea
Additional services including trains to and from Template:Stn and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Newington or Rainham | style="background:#Template:SE colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Southeastern Template:Smalldiv |
style="background:#Template:SE colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Teynham or Faversham |
| Southeastern | ||||
| Southeastern | Terminus | |||
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References
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External links
- Train times and station information for Sittingbourne railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in Swale
- DfT Category C2 stations
- Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- Sittingbourne