Snowdown railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, and serves the hamlet of Snowdown, Kent. It is 69 miles 60 chains (112.3 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Aylesham and Shepherds Well.

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Snowdown
General information
Location	Snowdown, District of Dover England
Grid reference	TR245511
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SWO
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1914
Passengers
2016/17	6,932
2017/18	8,600
2018/19	8,592
2019/20	10,334
2020/21	3,870
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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.[1]

Services

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

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

• 1 tph to London Victoria via Chatham
• 1 tph to Dover Priory

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Aylesham		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch		Shepherds Well

References

External links

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• Train times and station information for Snowdown railway station from National Rail

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