Shepherds Well railway station

Shepherds Well railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, and serves the village of Shepherdswell, Kent. It is 71 miles 60 chains (115.5 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Snowdown and Kearsney.

Shepherds Well
Location	Shepherdswell, District of Dover England
Coordinates	51.188194°N 1.229722°E
Grid reference	TR257481
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SPH
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	22 July 1861
Passengers
2015/16	40,912
2016/17	45,032
2017/18	48,354
2018/19	52,266
2019/20	51,234
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

It appears in the timetable and online enquiry systems as "Shepherds Well" but the platform signs read "Shepherdswell". It is adjacent to the terminus of the East Kent heritage line, which is spelt as one word: Shepherdswell.

The booking office in the station building on the country-bound platform is open only for very limited hours on Mondays to Fridays mornings but a Permit To Travel ticket machine (also on the country-bound platform) caters for out-of-hours ticketing.

The station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway.

Services

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.

External links

• Media related to Shepherds Well railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Shepherds Well railway station from National Rail