Snowdown railway station
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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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General information | |||||
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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 | |||||
2018/19 | 8,592 | ||||
2019/20 | 10,334 | ||||
2020/21 | 3,870 | ||||
2021/22 | 10,460 | ||||
2022/23 | 10,918 | ||||
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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