Snodland railway station
Location | Snodland, Tonbridge and Malling England |
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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 | ||
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Southeastern Medway Valley Line | ||||
Southeastern High Speed 1 Peak Hours Only |
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Table 208 National Rail timetable, May 2020
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
- Railway stations in Kent
- Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- Snodland
- Kent railway station stubs