Snowdown railway station
Snowdown 
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| Location | |
| Place | Snowdown |
| Local authority | District of Dover |
| Grid reference | TR245511 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SWO |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 13,118 |
| 2012/13 |
10,664 |
| 2013/14 |
7,556 |
| 2014/15 |
6,822 |
| 2015/16 |
 7,676 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1914 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Snowdown from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Snowdown railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, and serves the village of Snowdown, Kent. It is 69 miles 60 chains (112.3 km) down-line from London Victoria and is situated between Aylesham and Shepherds Well.
The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
The station and the line it serves were built by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway and the London, Chatham & Dover Railway respectively, and the station was opened in 1914. It was formerly known as Snowdown & Nonington Halt and formed the junction with the extensive sidings of the Snowdown Colliery Railway.
The station has no booking office but a "Permit to Travel" self-service ticket machine located at the top of the staircase leading down to the Dover-bound platform caters for all ticketing.
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South, and one train per hour to Dover Priory.
Coordinates: 51°12′54″N 1°12′50″E / 51.215°N 1.214°E
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