Swanley railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of

Swanley Swanley is a town and 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 2011 census was 16,226. History ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

. It is down the line from and is situated between and on the main line. The Maidstone Line branches from the main line south of Swanley and the next station on that route is . The station and most trains that call are operated by

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. 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. The present station was rebuilt in 1959 when the line was widened to four tracks. 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

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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

and

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using , , , and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to London Charing Cross (non-stop to ) * 2 tph to (semi-fast) * 2 tph to London Blackfriars via * 1 tph to Gillingham * 2 tph to * 1 tph to (semi-fast) * 1 tph to (stopping) During the peak hours, additional services run between London Victoria, Ashford International and Gillingham. 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

The station is served on Mondays to Saturdays by

Go-Coach Go-Coachhire Ltd is a bus operator running a total of 40 bus services (including school services) across Kent and Sussex. The majority of these services are operated on behalf of Kent County Council from their depot in Swanley. History Go-Coa ...

route 429 to Dartford via Joydens Wood & to

West Kingsdown West Kingsdown is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England, on the A20 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Swanley, 5.5 miles (9 km) northeast of Sevenoaks and from London. The Area The parish was part of Axsta ...

via Farmingham and Arriva Kent Thameside route 477 to Dartford via Hextable and Wilmington & to

Orpington Orpington is a town and area in south east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 13.4 miles (21.6 km) south east of Charing Cross. On the south-eastern edge of the Greater London Built-up Area, it is south of St Ma ...

via

Crockenhill Crockenhill is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 1 mile south of Swanley and 4.5 miles north east of Orpington, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London. Etymology Crockenhill is from Old English ''hyll'' ...

and St Mary Cray.

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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