Selling railway station

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Selling
National Rail
Selling railway station, Kent - 2012.jpg
Selling railway station in 2012
LocationSelling, Swale
England
Grid referenceTR052572
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSEG
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened3 December 1860
Passengers
2016/17Decrease 66,426
2017/18Increase 83,212
2018/19Decrease 80,248
2019/20Decrease 70,870
2020/21Decrease 31,328
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Selling railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Selling, Kent. It is 55 miles 18 chains (88.9 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Faversham and Canterbury East.

The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.

The station and the line on which it is located were built by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway. Formerly an excellent example of country station architecture, it was destroyed by fire from unknown cause in the early 1990s, shortly before it was to be awarded listed building status. The signal box at the station end of the 'up' (London-bound) platform was closed and dismantled shortly afterwards. The box can today be seen in use at Eythorne railway station on the East Kent Railway.

The station was a filming location in the 1944 film A Canterbury Tale, where it was called "Chillingbourne". Charles Hawtrey (of the Carry On films) played the porter. The station now has few facilities.

Ticketing[]

The station is now unmanned but was staffed when run by British Rail and was APTIS-equipped until December 1992. Nowadays, a PERTIS passenger-operated ticket machine suffices. This issues 'Permits to Travel' and is situated at the entrance to the westbound platform.

Services[]

All services at Selling are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]

During the peak hours, the service is increased to 2 tph.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern

References[]

  1. ^ Table 212 National Rail timetable, May 2020

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°16′37.96″N 0°56′27.98″E / 51.2772111°N 0.9411056°E / 51.2772111; 0.9411056


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