Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station
Chestfield & Swalecliffe 
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| Location | |
| Place | Swalecliffe |
| Local authority | City of Canterbury |
| Grid reference | TR136668 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CSW |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.152 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.127 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.124 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.125 million |
| 2015/16 |
 0.125 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 6 July 1930 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chestfield & Swalecliffe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station is on the Ramsgate branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the villages of Chestfield and Swalecliffe, Kent. It is 60 miles 45 chains (97.5 km) down-line from London Victoria and is situated between Whitstable and Herne Bay.
The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
It was originally opened as "Swalecliffe Halt" on 6 July 1930 by Southern Railway. It was later renamed "Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt", shortened to "Chestfield" in 1987 and reverted to "Chestfield & Swalecliffe" in 1989. Although the railway station itself actually lies in the village of Swalecliffe, nearby Chestfield is substantially the bigger village.
There are waiting shelters and an Up side booking office, which is open for a few hours each morning; the platforms are built of rails and sleepers. The "down" ticket office was burnt down by vandals in 1989.
The typical off-peak service from the station is
Coordinates: 51°21′36.81″N 1°4′0.70″E / 51.3602250°N 1.0668611°E
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