Kemsley railway station explained

Kemsley
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Kemsley, Swale
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Southeastern
Platforms:2
Code:KML
Classification:DfT category F2
Years:1 January 1927
Events:Opened
Footnotes: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 45chain20chain down the line from . 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.

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 and London depart from platform 2.[2]

Services

All services at Kemsley are operated by Southeastern using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between and, from where connections are available to, London St Pancras International, and . During the peak hours, the service is increased to two trains per hour in each direction.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kemsley Train Station. directrail.com. 26 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Kemsley. Southeastern. 7 March 2020.