Kemsley railway station

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Not to be confused with Kemsley Down railway station on the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway.

Kemsley
National Rail
Kemsley railway station (geograph 2001920).jpg
LocationKemsley, Swale
England
Grid referenceTQ905660
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKML
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
1 January 1927Opened
Passengers
2016/17Increase 0.148 million
2017/18Increase 0.163 million
2018/19Increase 0.180 million
2019/20Increase 0.194 million
2020/21Decrease 72,874
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kemsley railway station is on the Sheerness Line in north Kent, England, and serves the village of Kemsley. It is 45 miles 20 chains (72.8 km) down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern.[1]

History[]

The station was opened by the Southern Railway as Kemsley Halt on 1 January 1927. It was renamed to Kemsley by British Rail on 5 May 1969.[2]

Facilities[]

There are two platforms but no station building at this unstaffed location. Access between the two platforms is via a footbridge or the road bridge (for step-free access) to the north of the station. Services towards Swale, Queenborough and Sheerness-on-Sea depart from platform 1. Services to Sittingbourne and London depart from platform 2.[3]

Services[]

Station map in relation to the local area

All services at Kemsley are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 465 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4][5]

During the weekday peak hours, the station is also served by two trains per day between Sheerness-on-Sea and London Victoria which connect directly between the Sheerness Line and the Chatham Main Line via the Western Junction, bypassing Sittingbourne. These trains also do not stop at Swale.

The station is also served by a single early morning service from Gillingham which bypasses Sittingbourne but does stop at Swale.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Sheerness Line
Southeastern
Chatham Main Line
Peak Hours Only

References[]

  1. ^ "Kemsley Train Station". directrail.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 130.
  3. ^ "Kemsley". Southeastern. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ Table 212 National Rail timetable, May 2020
  5. ^ "Timetable 2 - London to Medway Towns, Sittingbourne, Sheerness-on-Sea, Faversham, Dover and Ramsgate" (PDF). Southeastern, December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

External links[]

  • Train times and station information for Kemsley railway station from National Rail
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

Coordinates: 51°21′43.74″N 0°44′7.21″E / 51.3621500°N 0.7353361°E / 51.3621500; 0.7353361

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