Kemsley railway station
Kemsley  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Kemsley, Swale England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ905660 | ||||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | KML | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 January 1927 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.194 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  72,874 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.152 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.154 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.200 million | ||||
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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 London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern.[1]
History
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
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
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 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
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Following station | ||
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| Southeastern | ||||
References
- ^ "Kemsley Train Station". directrail.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 130.
- ^ "Kemsley". Southeastern. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Table 212 National Rail timetable, December 2023
External links
- Train times and station information for Kemsley railway station from National Rail
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.