Snodland railway station

Snodland railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, serving the town of Snodland which lies some way to the west. It is 36 miles 59 chains (59.1 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and is situated between Halling and New Hythe. The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.

Snodland
General information
LocationSnodland, Tonbridge and Malling
England
Grid referenceTQ706618
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSDA
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened18 June 1856
Passengers
2016/17 0.250 million
2017/18 0.325 million
2018/19 0.357 million
2019/20 0.379 million
2020/21 98,450
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

In 2007, a PERTIS (Permit to Travel) ticket machine was installed just outside the entrance to the northbound platform. The ticket office was originally closed around 1990 but was reopened in September 2016.[1] The station building was occupied by an Indian food takeaway on the lower floor and a taxi company on the upper floor. The signal box alongside the station has been closed and is now a listed building.

History

Snodland station was once equipped with a goods shed and sidings located behind platform 2 of which the remaining supports the platform 2 canopy. To the immediate north of the station a pair of goods loops, remnants of which can be seen.

Services

All services at Snodland are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

Additional services between Strood and Maidstone West call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the frequency to 2 tph in each direction.

The station is also served by two peak hour high speed services in each direction between London St Pancras International and Maidstone West.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Southeastern
Peak Hours Only

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Table 208 National Rail timetable, May 2020


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