- Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station
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Chestfield & Swalecliffe 
Location Place Swalecliffe Local authority City of Canterbury Operations Station code CSW Managed by Southeastern. Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 142,694 2005/06 * 146,829 2006/07 * 149,813 2007/08 * 172,706 2008/09 * 0.166 million History Opened 6 July 1930[1] National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chestfield & Swalecliffe from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station, is a UK railway station on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, and serves Chestfield and Swalecliffe, villages which are now part of the built-up area between Whitstable and Herne Bay. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
The station was originally opened as "Swalecliffe Halt" halt on 6 July 1930 by Southern Railway.[1] It was latter renamed "Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt", shortened to Chestfield in 1987 and reverted back to "Chestfield & Swalecliffe" in 1989. Although the railway station itself actually lies in the village of Swalecliffe the station still refers to Chestfield for people exploring the area, without prior knowledge of the location of Chestfield.[1]
There are waiting shelters and an Up side booking office, which is open for a few hours each morning; the platforms are built of rails and sleepers. The "down" ticket office was burnt down by vandals in 1989.[1]
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to London Victoria via the Medway Towns and Bromley South, and one train per hour to Ramsgate via Margate.
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Whitstable Southeastern
Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate BranchHerne Bay References
- ^ a b c d Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station on Kentrail - David Glasspool - Accessed 2 September 2007
External links
- Train times and station information for Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°21′36.81″N 1°4′0.70″E / 51.360225°N 1.066861°E
Categories:- Canterbury
- Railway stations in Kent
- Former Southern Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1930
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- DfT Category E stations
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