Snowdown railway station explained

Snowdown
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Snowdown, District of Dover
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Southeastern
Platforms:2
Code:SWO
Classification:DfT category F2
Opened:1914
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Snowdown railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, and serves the hamlet of Snowdown, Kent. It is 69chain60chain down the line from and is situated between and .

The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

The station and the line it serves was built by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway, and the station was opened in 1914. It was formerly known as Snowdown & Nonington Halt and formed the junction with the extensive sidings of the National Coal Board at Snowdown Colliery.

In 2016–17 and 2017–18 Snowdown was the second least used railway station in Kent.[1] and 2022-2023 is the least used station in Kent

Facilities

Snowdown station is unstaffed and facilities are limited. Tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station and there are passenger help points located on each platforms. There is also a basic shelter located on each platform.

Step-free access is not available to either of the platforms at the station.[2]

Services

All services at Snowdown 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.

External links

51.215°N 1.214°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boyden . Katie . 2019-10-28 . Kent's quietest railway station has just 12 passengers a day . 2023-08-03 . KentLive . en.
  2. Web site: Snowdown station information. Southeastern, September 2020.