Sittingbourne railway station is on the Chatham Main Line and the Sheerness Line in north Kent. It is down the line from . Train services are provided by Southeastern.
History
thumb|Map of the Sittingbourne Railway Station in relation to other local stations and the [[Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway. The Chatham Main Line runs along the bottom, east to west, while the Sheerness Line branches off northwards, west of Sittingbourne.|left]]
The station opened on 25 January 1858. On 1 July 1899, it was renamed to Sittingbourne & Milton, and was further renamed to Sittingbourne & Milton Regis in 1908. The station reverted to its current name in 1970.
Accidents and incidents
- In January 1861, a passenger train was derailed. One passenger was killed.
- On 31 August 1878, a passenger train collided with some goods wagons. Five people were killed.
Facilities
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.
Services
All services at Sittingbourne are operated by Southeastern using and EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 2 tph to London St Pancras International
- 2 tph to
- 1 tph to
- 1 tph to via
- 2 tph to
- 1 tph to
Additional services including trains to and from and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.