Sittingbourne railway station
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| Sittingbourne | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Sittingbourne | ||
| Local authority | Swale | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SIT | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 1.909 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 1.935 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 25 January 1858 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sittingbourne from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Sittingbourne railway station is on the Chatham Main Line and the Sheerness Line in north Kent 72 km (44¾ miles) south east of London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 4tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via the Medway Towns and Bromley South
- 4tph to Faversham, of which two terminate at Faversham and two split there, one portion continuing to Dover Priory via Canterbury East and the other to Ramsgate via Margate
- 2tph to Sheerness-on-Sea
It is anticipated that Sittingbourne will become the terminal for off-peak high speed trains from London St. Pancras, commencing in December 2009. [1]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Newington | Southeastern Chatham Main Line |
Teynham | ||
| Kemsley | Southeastern Sheerness Line |
Terminus | ||
| Rainham | Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs (not yet operational) |
Faversham | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Sittingbourne railway station from National Rail
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