Kemsley railway station is on the Sheerness Line in north Kent, England, and serves the village of Kemsley. It is 45 miles 20 chains (72.8 km) down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern.[1]

Kemsley
General information
Location	Kemsley, Swale England
Grid reference	TQ905660
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	KML
Classification	DfT category F2
Key dates
1 January 1927	Opened
Passengers
2016/17	0.148 million
2017/18	0.163 million
2018/19	0.180 million
2019/20	0.194 million
2020/21	72,874
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened by the Southern Railway as Kemsley Halt on 1 January 1927. It was renamed to Kemsley by British Rail on 5 May 1969.[2]

Facilities

There are two platforms but no station building at this unstaffed location. Access between the two platforms is via a footbridge or the road bridge (for step-free access) to the north of the station. Services towards Swale, Queenborough and Sheerness-on-Sea depart from platform 1. Services to Sittingbourne and London depart from platform 2.[3]

Services

All services at Kemsley are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

• 1 tph to Sittingbourne
• 1 tph to Sheerness-on-Sea

During the peak hours, the service is increased to 2 tph.

Connections with trains to London Victoria and London St Pancras International can be made by changing at Sittingbourne.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Sittingbourne		Southeastern Sheerness Line		Swale

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kemsley railway station.

• Train times and station information for Kemsley railway station from National Rail
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.