Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station

Chestfield and Swalecliffe railway station is on the Ramsgate branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the villages of Chestfield, Swalecliffe and the Eastern region of the town of Whitstable, Kent. It is 60 miles 45 chains (97.5 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Whitstable and Herne Bay.

LocationSwalecliffe, City of Canterbury
England

Grid referenceTR136668

ManagerSoutheastern

Platforms2

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Chestfield and Swalecliffe
General information
Location	Swalecliffe, City of Canterbury England
Grid reference	TR136668
Manager	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CSW
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	6 July 1930[1]
Passengers
2020/21	29,322
2021/22	71,064
2022/23	80,432
2023/24	93,938
2024/25	0.108 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.^{[citation needed]}

It was originally opened as Swalecliffe Halt on 6 July 1930 by Southern Railway.^[1] It was later renamed Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt, shortened to Chestfield in 1987, and reverted to Chestfield and Swalecliffe in 1989. Although the station is located in the village of Swalecliffe, it also serves the nearby Chestfield, which is a substantially bigger village.^[1]

The platforms are built of rails and sleepers. There are waiting shelters on both platforms. The "down" ticket office was burnt down by vandals in 1989 and the closed "up" ticket office is still in situ.^[1] There is one ticket vending machine.