Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station
Chestfield and Swalecliffe railway station is on the Ramsgate branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the villages of Chestfield, Swalecliffe and the Eastern region of the town of Whitstable, Kent. It is 60 miles 45 chains (97.5 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Whitstable and Herne Bay.
Chestfield and Swalecliffe | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Swalecliffe, City of Canterbury England |
| Grid reference | TR136668 |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CSW |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| History | |
| Opened | 6 July 1930 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 0.129 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.129 million |
| 2020/21 | 29,322 |
| 2021/22 | 71,064 |
| 2022/23 | 80,432 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.
It was originally opened as "Swalecliffe Halt" on 6 July 1930 by Southern Railway. It was later renamed "Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt", shortened to "Chestfield" in 1987 and reverted to "Chestfield and Swalecliffe" in 1989. Although the railway station itself actually lies in the village of Swalecliffe, nearby Chestfield is substantially the bigger village.
There are waiting shelters and an Up side booking office, which is open for a few hours each morning; the platforms are built of rails and sleepers. The "down" ticket office was burnt down by vandals in 1989.