Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station

Chestfield and Swalecliffe railway station is on the Ramsgate branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the villages of Chestfield, Swalecliffe and the Eastern region of the town of Whitstable, Kent. It is 60 miles 45 chains (97.5 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Whitstable and Herne Bay.

The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.

It was originally opened as "Swalecliffe Halt" on 6 July 1930 by Southern Railway.^[1] It was later renamed "Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt", shortened to "Chestfield" in 1987 and reverted to "Chestfield and Swalecliffe" in 1989. Although the railway station itself actually lies in the village of Swalecliffe, nearby Chestfield is substantially the bigger village.^[1]

The platforms are built of rails and sleepers. There are waiting shelters on both platforms. The "down" ticket office was burnt down by vandals in 1989 and the closed "up" ticket office is still in situ.^[1] There is one ticket vending machine.

All services at Chestfield & Swalecliffe are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs.

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

• 1 tph to London Victoria
• 1 tph to Ramsgate

Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours. The station is also served by a small number of High Speed services to London St Pancras International.

• Train times and station information for Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station from National Rail

51°21′36.81″N 1°4′0.70″E / 51.3602250°N 1.0668611°E / 51.3602250; 1.0668611