Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station

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General information
Location	City of Canterbury
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CSW
History
Opened	6 July 1930

Chestfield and Swalecliffe railway station is on the Ramsgate branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the villages of Chestfield and Swalecliffe, Kent. It is 60 miles 45 chains (97.5 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Whitstable and Herne Bay.

The station and all trains that call 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.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is

• 1 tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South (Main Line)
• 1 tph to Ramsgate via Margate (Main Line)

View from the road in 1985 before the by-pass was built.

External links

• Train times and station information for Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Whitstable		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch		Herne Bay