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Kemsley railway station

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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Kemsley
National Rail
General information
LocationKemsley, Swale
England
Grid referenceTQ905660
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKML
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
1 January 1927Opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.194 million
2020/21Decrease 72,874
2021/22Increase 0.152 million
2022/23Increase 0.154 million
2023/24Increase 0.200 million
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 ‹See TfM›London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern.[1]

History

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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

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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

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Station map in relation to the local area

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

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Sheerness-on-Sea and Sittingbourne, from where connections are available to ‹See TfM›London Victoria, London St Pancras International, Dover Priory and Ramsgate. During the peak hours, the service is increased to two trains per hour in each direction.[4]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern

References

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  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, December 2023
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51°21′43.74″N 0°44′7.21″E / 51.3621500°N 0.7353361°E / 51.3621500; 0.7353361