Swanscombe railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Swanscombe in north Kent, England. It is down the line from . History The first station, a small wooden halt, was opened in 1908. In 1930 the present station was opened east of the original. The station is awkwardly located in a very deep chalk cutting, with a long staircase from the booking office leading to the up platform. The down platform is reached across a road overbridge and down another long flight of stairs. There is no step-free access to either platform. Passengers requiring step-free access are advised to use Greenhithe railway station. The ticket office, on the 'up' side at road level, is located in a recent building. This is staffed only during part of the day; at other times a ticket machine is available and is located outside the ticket office. Until the 1980s, separate staffed ticket offices were located in buildings on each platform, suitably equipped with ticketing machinery. It was named and signed as Swanscombe Halt until the 1980s. Services Services at Swanscombe are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using , , and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 2 tph to London Charing Cross via 2 tph to via and 2 tph to 2 tph to via During the peak hours, the station is served by a number of additional services to and from London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and . References External links Railway stations in Kent DfT Category E stations Transport in the Borough of Dartford Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Former Southern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1908 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1930 Railway stations served by Southeastern Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway