Snowdown railway station

Snowdown
National Rail
General information
LocationSnowdown, District of Dover
England
Grid referenceTR245511
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSWO
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1914
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 8,592
2019/20Increase 10,334
2020/21Decrease 3,870
2021/22Increase 10,460
2022/23Increase 10,918
Notes
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 69 miles 60 chains (112.3 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Aylesham and Shepherds Well.

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

  1. ^ Boyden, Katie (28 October 2019). "Kent's quietest railway station has just 12 passengers a day". KentLive. Retrieved 3 August 2023.