Snodland railway station

Snodland
Location	Snodland, Tonbridge and Malling England
Grid reference	TQ706618
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SDA
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	18 June 1856
Passengers
2016/17	0.250 million
2017/18	0.325 million
2018/19	0.357 million
2019/20	0.379 million
2020/21	98,450
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Snodland railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, serving the town of Snodland which lies some way to the west. It is 36 miles 59 chains (59.1 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and is situated between Halling and New Hythe. The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.

In 2007, a PERTIS (Permit to Travel) ticket machine was installed just outside the entrance to the northbound platform. The ticket office was originally closed around 1990 but was reopened in September 2016.^[1] The station building was occupied by an Indian food takeaway on the lower floor and a taxi company on the upper floor. The signal box alongside the station has been closed and is now a listed building.

History[]

Snodland station was once equipped with a goods shed and sidings located behind platform 2 of which the remaining supports the platform 2 canopy. To the immediate north of the station a pair of goods loops, remnants of which can be seen.

Services[]

All services at Snodland are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[2]

• 1 tph to Strood
• 1 tph to Tonbridge via Maidstone West

Additional services between Strood and Maidstone West call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the frequency to 2 tph in each direction.

The station is also served by two peak hour high speed services in each direction between London St Pancras International and Maidstone West.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Halling		Southeastern Medway Valley Line		New Hythe
Strood		Southeastern High Speed 1 Peak Hours Only		Maidstone West

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Snodland railway station.

• Train times and station information for Snodland railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 51°19′48″N 0°26′53″E / 51.330°N 0.448°E / 51.330; 0.448

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