Swale railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Swale
code = SWL


manager = Southeastern
locale = Kingsferry Bridge
borough = Swale
lowusage0405 = 3,831
lowusage0506 = 5,446
lowusage0607 = 3,947
platforms = 1
years = 1913
events = Opened as a staff halt called Ridham Dock.
years1 = December 1922
events1 = Opened to public as Swale Halt.
years2 = 1 November 1923
events2 = Name changed to Kings Ferry Bridge Halt.
years3 = 1929
events3 = Name changed to Swale Halt.
years4 = 20 April 1960
events4 = New station opened.
start =

Swale railway station is in north Kent, England. The station is on the Sheerness Line convert|4|mi|km north of Sittingbourne at the southern end of the Kingsferry Bridge which connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent. The nearest settlement is Iwade. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

It was opened in 1913 as a staff halt, possibly then called Ridham Dock. In December 1922 a ship collided with the Kingsferry Bridge, rendering it unfit for rail traffic, and the station was opened to the public, who were able to walk across the bridge to a temporary station at Swale (North) to continue their journeys. This situation continued until 1 November 1923, when the bridge reopened to traffic and the North halt closed. The station was renamed Kings Ferry Bridge Halt on this date. The name was changed to Swale Halt in 1929. With the building of the new Kingsferry Bridge in 1960, a new station was constructed, opening on the 20 April 1960. Southern Railway Halts, p56.]

There are currently plans to close Swale station, or at least replace its train service with a token service (eg one train a week in either direction).

ervices

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Sheerness-on-Sea and two trains per hour to Sittingbourne, for connections to London. Since the 10th September 2006, trains have only stopped here on request.

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