Kemsley railway station

Not to be confused with Kemsley Down railway station on the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway.

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.

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
2019/20	0.194 million
2020/21	72,874
2021/22	0.152 million
2022/23	0.154 million
2023/24	0.200 million
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.

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.

Services

Station map in relation to the local area

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

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Sheerness-on-Sea and Sittingbourne, from where connections are available to London Victoria, London St Pancras International, Dover Priory and Ramsgate. During the peak hours, the service is increased to two trains per hour in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Sittingbourne		Southeastern Sheerness Line		Swale

External links

• 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.