Sittingbourne railway station
Sittingbourne 
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View of main platform from platform 2
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| Location | |
| Place | Sittingbourne |
| Local authority | Borough of Swale |
| Grid reference | TQ905638 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SIT |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 2.020 million |
| – Interchange |
 0.592 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.949 million |
| – Interchange |
0.562 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.966 million |
| – Interchange |
0.570 million |
| 2014/15 |
2.063 million |
| – Interchange |
0.546 million |
| 2015/16 |
2.111 million |
| – Interchange |
0.307 million |
| History | |
| 25 January 1858 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sittingbourne from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Sittingbourne railway station is on the Chatham Main Line and the Sheerness Line in north Kent. The station is 44 miles 1260 yards from London Victoria according to the mileage sign on the footbridge. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Ticket barriers are sometimes in operation, depending on the time of day.
Two new lifts linked by a new footbridge have created a step-free route between the station entrance and platforms to provide better access to train services. The improvements have been funded through the government’s Access for All programme and cost around £1,800,000.
The work has also included a series of enhancements to station facilities funded through the National Stations Improvement Programme and include relocating and increasing the number of cycle parking spaces outside the station; renovating all passenger toilets; creating new waiting shelters on the platforms and a new waiting room on platform; repositioning the ticket gates to create more space for passengers in the ticket office; and installing a new customer information screen and non-slip flooring in the ticket office.
The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway's station, at Sittingbourne Viaduct, is a short walk away.
Typical off-peak services are:
Peak hour mon-fri to London Bridge & Cannon Street
Coordinates: 51°20′31.23″N 0°44′5.31″E / 51.3420083°N 0.7348083°E
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