Snowdown railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, and serves the hamlet of

Snowdown Snowdown is a hamlet near Dover in Kent, England. It was the location of one of the four chief collieries of the Kent coalfield, which closed in 1987. The population of the village is included in the civil parish In England, a civil pari ...

, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and . The station and all trains that call are operated by

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. The station and the line it serves was built by the

London, Chatham & Dover Railway The London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR or LC&DR) was a railway company in south-eastern England created on 1 August 1859, when the East Kent Railway was given parliamentary approval to change its name. Its lines ran through London and no ...

, and the station was opened in 1914. It was formerly known as ''Snowdown & Nonington Halt'' and formed the junction with the extensive sidings of the National Coal Board at Snowdown Colliery.

Facilities

Snowdown station is unstaffed and facilities are limited. Tickets can be purchased from the self-service

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at the station and there are passenger help points located on each platforms. There is also a basic shelter located on each platform. Step-free access is not available to either of the platforms at the station.

Services

All services at Snowdown are operated by

using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to via * 1 tph to During the peak hours, the service is increased to 2 tph.

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Dover District Railway stations in Kent DfT Category F2 stations Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1914 Railway stations served by Southeastern {{Kent-railstation-stub