Kemsing railway station serves Kemsing in Kent, England, although the station is located on the other side of the M26 motorway to the village. It is down the line from . Train services are provided by Southeastern.

History

Kemsing station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from to Maidstone The goods yard had six sidings, one of which served a goods shed. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 31 October 1960. The signal box closed on 30 September 1964.

The station has been unstaffed since 8 February 1985. The station buildings were demolished after the station became unstaffed. A PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located outside the station at road level on the 'up' side, suffices.

Facilities

Kemsing station is unstaffed although there is a self-service ticket machine available for ticket purchases. Both platforms have shelters, information screens and modern help points.

There is a small car park at the station entrance and local buses to Sevenoaks stop a short distance away from Kemsing, Noah's Ark.

Services

All services at Kemsing are operated by Southeastern using and EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

  • 1 tph to
  • 1 tph to

There is no Sunday service at Kemsing, although trains do call on bank holidays.

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