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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

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Sheerness-on-Sea railway station is on the Sheerness Line in north Kent, England, and serves the town of Sheerness. It is 51 miles 19 chains (82.5 km) down the line from London Victoria.

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 4-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.

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 Main Line. There are also two return services from London Victoria to Sheerness-on-Sea in the evening peak. These services do not stop at Swale.

There is also one very early morning train arriving at Sheerness-on-Sea that starts from Gillingham. This also uses the Western Junction to connect to the Sheerness Line from the Chatham Main Line. As a result, this service also does not stop at Sittingbourne although it does stop at Swale.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Terminus		Southeastern Sheerness Line		Queenborough
Terminus		Southeastern London to Sheerness		Queenborough

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			Following station
Queenborough		Southeastern Sheerness Line		Terminus

51°26′28″N 0°45′31″E / 51.4410°N 0.7585°E / 51.4410; 0.7585

[1] British Rail passenger timetable 2 May 1977 to 7 May 1978 Table 212.

[2] National Rail timetable 2013.

[Moody-3] Moody, G. T. (1979) [1957]. Southern Electric 1909-1979 (Fifth ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd. p. 212. ISBN 0 7110 0924 4.

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 The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to [[Sittingbourne railway station|Sittingbourne]], for connections to [[London]].
-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 Main Line]]. There are also two return services from London Victoria to Sheerness-on-Sea in the evening peak. These services do not stop at {{stnlnk|Swale}}.
+Since January 2015, Southeastern operates two direct services from Sheerness-on-Sea to {{stnlnk|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 Main Line]]. There are also two return services from London Victoria to Sheerness-on-Sea in the evening peak. These services do not stop at {{stnlnk|Swale}}.
 There is also one very early morning train arriving at Sheerness-on-Sea that starts from {{stnlnk|Gillingham}}. This also uses the Western Junction to connect to the [[Sheerness Line]] from the [[Chatham Main Line]]. As a result, this service also does not stop at {{stnlnk|Sittingbourne}} although it does stop at {{stnlnk|Swale}}.