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Revision as of 23:51, 16 August 2015
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Sheerness-on-Sea | |
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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
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,[1] slower than the fastest 81mins, and off-peak half-hourly 94 mins to London St Pancras International 35 years later, which require a change.[2]
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.[3]
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Sittingbourne, for connections to London.
January 2015
Since January 2015, Southeastern has operated 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 that links the Sheerness Line to the Chatham Mainline. There are also two return services from London Victoria to Sheerness-on-Sea in the evening peak. These services are formed of Class 465s and Class 466s working in multiple. This has resulted in Platform 2 being brought back into use.
References
- ^ British Rail passenger timetable 2 May 1977 to 7 May 1978 Table 212.
- ^ National Rail timetable 2013.
- ^ Moody, G. T. (1979) [1957]. Southern Electric 1909-1979 (Fifth ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd. p. 212. ISBN 0 7110 0924 4.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Queenborough | Southeastern Sheerness Line |
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