Sheerness-on-Sea railway station

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General information
Location	Swale
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SSS
Key dates
1 June 1883	Opened
8 November 1914	Closed
2 January 1922	Reopened

Sheerness-on-Sea railway station is on the Sheerness Line in north Kent, England, and serves the town of Sheerness. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

History

The station in 1987. A Class 423 can also be seen.

For a period up to 1973 hourly direct services to London Victoria left from platform 2. By 1978 direct services ran only in peak hours, the fastest taking 98mins to reach Victoria, slower than the fastest 81mins, and off-peak half-hourly 94 mins to London St Pancras International 35 years later, which require a change.

After the withdrawal of the Class 411 Ceps, services from August 1998 to December 2006 were operated by the Class 508. From the December 2006 timetable change, the two coach Class 466 are used.

Accidents and incidents

• On 26 February 1971, a train formed of five 2HAP electric multiple units overran the buffers and demolished the station building. One person was killed and ten were injured.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Sittingbourne, for connections to London. Most services use Platform 1.

Since January 2015, Southeastern operates two direct services from Sheerness-on-Sea to London Victoria in the morning peak. These services do not stop at Sittingbourne by using the third side of a triangle junction (Western Junction) that links the Sheerness Line to the west bound Chatham Mainline. There are also two return services from London Victoria to Sheerness-on-Sea in the evening peak.

References

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Queenborough		Southeastern Sheerness Line		Terminus