Kemsing railway station

Kemsing railway station serves Kemsing in Kent, England, although the station is located on the other side of the M26 motorway to the village. It is 26 miles 79 chains (43.4 km) down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

Kemsing
General information
Location	Kemsing, Sevenoaks England
Grid reference	TQ567577
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	KMS
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1 June 1874
Original company	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Passengers
2019/20	19,276
2020/21	3,122
2021/22	9,478
2022/23	12,150
2023/24	15,934
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

Kemsing station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from Swanley to Maidstone^[1] The goods yard had six sidings, one of which served a goods shed.^[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 31 October 1960.^[3] The signal box closed on 30 September 1964.^[4]

The station has been unstaffed since 8 February 1985. The station buildings were demolished after the station became unstaffed.^[2] A PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located outside the station at road level on the 'up' side, suffices.

Facilities

Kemsing station is unstaffed although there is a self-service ticket machine available for ticket purchases. Both platforms have shelters, information screens and modern help points.^[5]

There is a small car park at the station entrance and local buses to Sevenoaks stop a short distance away from Kemsing, Noah's Ark.

Services

All services at Kemsing are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[6]

• 1 tph to London Victoria
• 1 tph to Ashford International

There is no Sunday service at Kemsing, although trains do call on bank holidays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Otford		Southeastern Kent Downs line Monday-Saturday only		Borough Green & Wrotham
	Disused railways
Sevenoaks (Bat & Ball)		London, Chatham and Dover Railway Maidstone Line		Borough Green & Wrotham