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Shepherds Well railway station

Coordinates: 51°11′17″N 1°13′47″E / 51.188194°N 1.229722°E / 51.188194; 1.229722
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Shepherds Well
National Rail
General information
LocationShepherdswell, District of Dover
England
Coordinates51°11′17″N 1°13′47″E / 51.188194°N 1.229722°E / 51.188194; 1.229722
Grid referenceTR257481
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSPH
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened22 July 1861
Passengers
2018/19Increase 52,266
2019/20Decrease 51,234
2020/21Decrease 16,966
2021/22Increase 37,758
2022/23Increase 53,410
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

The station and all trains that serve the station 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 & Dover Railway.

Services

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All services at Shepherds Well are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]

Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Heritage Railways  Heritage railways
Terminus   East Kent Railway   Eythorne

References

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  1. ^ Table 212 National Rail timetable, December 2022
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