Selling railway station explained

Selling
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Selling, Swale
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Southeastern
Platforms:2
Code:SEG
Classification:DfT category F1
Opened:3 December 1860
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Selling railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Selling, Kent. It is 55chain18chain down the line from and is situated between and .

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

The station and the line on which it is located were built by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway. Formerly an excellent example of country station architecture, it was destroyed by fire from unknown cause in the early 1990s, shortly before it was to be awarded listed building status. The signal box at the station end of the 'up' (London-bound) platform was closed and dismantled shortly afterwards. The box can today be seen in use at Eythorne railway station on the East Kent Railway.

The station was a filming location in the 1944 film A Canterbury Tale, where it was called "Chillingbourne". Charles Hawtrey (of the Carry On films) played the porter. The station now has few facilities.

Ticketing

The station is now unmanned but was staffed when run by British Rail and was APTIS-equipped until December 1992. Nowadays, a PERTIS passenger-operated ticket machine suffices. This issues 'Permits to Travel' and is situated at the entrance to the westbound platform.

Services

All services at Selling are operated by Southeastern using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

Additional services including trains to and from and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.

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