Swanley railway station is on the

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in England, serving the town of

Swanley Swanley is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England, southeast of central London, adjacent to the Greater London boundary and within the M25 motorway periphery. The population at the 2021 ce ...

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. It is down the line from and is situated between and on the main line. The Maidstone Line branches from the main line east of Swanley and the next station on that route is . The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern. The station has four platforms. Since March 2016,

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s have been accepted at Swanley, with the station being placed into London's fare zone 8.

History

The original location of the station was at 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. In 1939 a new station called Swanley was constructed approximately further west and the original station was closed. In May 2021, a new ticket office and station building was opened.

Location

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

Facilities

The station has a staffed ticket office. The station has a self-service ticket machine and is also fitted with

readers. The station has passenger help points on its platforms and covered seating is available on all 4 platforms which are all fitted with passenger information screens. There are toilets located on platforms 1 and 2 as well as a passenger shop and buffet. The station has a chargeable car park (106 spaces) and a cycle rack at the station entrance. Step free access is available to all platforms from the Station Approach entrance.

Services

Services at Swanley are operated by Southeastern and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to

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(non-stop to ) * 2 tph to (semi-fast) * 2 tph to

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via * 1 tph to Gillingham * 2 tph to * 1 tph to (semi-fast) * 1 tph to (stopping) Additional services call at the station during the peak hours. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from via . On Sundays, the services between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East do not run.

Connections

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Swanley Railway Station Buildings and structures in Sevenoaks District Railway stations in Kent DfT Category C2 stations Former Southern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1939 Railway stations served by Southeastern Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway Swanley