Snodland railway station

Snodland railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England. It serves the town of Snodland, which lies some way to the west. The station is 36 miles 59 chains (59.1 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and it is situated between Halling and New Hythe. All trains that serve the station, and the station itself, are operated by Southeastern.

Snodland
General information
Location	Snodland, Tonbridge and Malling England
Grid reference	TQ706618
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SDA
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	18 June 1856
Passengers
2019/20	0.379 million
2020/21	98,450
2021/22	0.214 million
2022/23	0.186 million
2023/24	0.250 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was built in 1856, for the South Eastern Railway. It is a Grade II listed building, with two storeys: the lower floors were for the station offices and public rooms and the upper floors that were designed as the station master's flat.^[1] The station is located just to the north of the High Street, with a passenger footbridge and a level crossing over the railway.

The former Queen's Head Hotel, adjacent to the station, was built to serve railway passengers. It closed in 1991 is now a residential care facility.^[2]

Snodland was once equipped with a goods shed and sidings located behind platform 2 of which the remaining supports the platform 2 canopy. To the immediate north of the station a pair of goods loops, remnants of which can be seen. The late 19th century signal box alongside the station has been closed and is now a listed building.^[3]

The ticket office was originally closed around 1990, and in 2007, a PERTIS (Permit to Travel) ticket machine was installed just outside the entrance to the northbound platform. However, the ticket office was reopened in September 2016.^[4]

Services

All services at Snodland are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[5]

• 2 tph to Strood
• 2 tph to Paddock Wood via Maidstone West

A small number of morning, mid afternoon and late evening trains continue beyond Paddock Wood to Tonbridge.

The station is also served by two peak hour high speed services in each direction between London St Pancras International and Maidstone West.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Halling		Southeastern Medway Valley Line		New Hythe
Strood		Southeastern High Speed 1 Peak Hours Only		Maidstone West

References

1. "Snodland Station A Grade II Listed Building in Snodland, Kent". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
2. Tregenna, Amy (10 September 2022). "The Freemasons Arms is last pub standing in Snodland, Malling, as The Monk's Head closes its doors". Kent Online. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
3. "Snodland Signal Box A Grade II Listed Building in Snodland, Kent". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
4. "Snodland Station ticket office reopens today after 30 years following £1.1m redevelopment - News - Kent News". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
5. Table 208 National Rail timetable, December 2022

External links

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

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