| Sittingbourne | |
| Symbol Location: | gb |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Borough: | Sittingbourne, Swale |
| Country: | England |
| Grid Name: | Grid reference |
| Manager: | Southeastern |
| Platforms: | 3 |
| Code: | SIT |
| Classification: | DfT category C2 |
| Years: | 25 January 1858 |
| Events: | Opened |
| Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Sittingbourne railway station is on the Chatham Main Line and the Sheerness Line in north Kent. It is 44miles down the line from . Train services are provided by Southeastern. Ticket barriers are sometimes in operation, depending on the time of day.
Two new lifts linked by a new footbridge have created a step-free route between the station entrance and platforms to provide better access to train services. The improvements have been funded through the government’s Access for All programme and cost around £1,800,000.[1]
The work has also included a series of enhancements to station facilities funded through the National Stations Improvement Programme and include relocating and increasing the number of cycle parking spaces outside the station; renovating all passenger toilets; creating new waiting shelters on the platforms and a new waiting room on platform; repositioning the ticket gates to create more space for passengers in the ticket office; and installing a new customer information screen and non-slip flooring in the ticket office.
The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway's station, at Sittingbourne Viaduct, is a short walk away.
All services at Sittingbourne are operated by Southeastern using and 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.