Sittingbourne train station

You can reach 45 stations directly from Sittingbourne on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Faversham, with 153 trains a day.

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Address: St. Michaels Road, ME10 3ED

Sittingbourne is the nearest station for postcodes in ME10, ME9. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Sittingbourne

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Faversham15313874
Gillingham1531384
Rainham15313874
Chatham1511374
Rochester1511374
Bromley South73861
London Victoria73861
Birchington-on-Sea707736
Herne Bay707736
Margate707736
Whitstable707736
Broadstairs697736
Ebbsfleet International68503
Gravesend68503
Stratford International68503
Strood68503
London St. Pancras International68503
Ramsgate657736
Kemsley563834
Queenborough563834
Sheerness-on-Sea563834
Newington514539
Teynham514539
Chestfield & Swalecliffe424536
Westgate-on-Sea424536
Dumpton Park414536
Adisham404234
Aylesham404234
Bekesbourne404234
Canterbury East404234
Dover Priory404234
Kearsney404234
Selling404234
Shepherdswell404234
Snowdown404234
Swale383734
Longfield32440
Meopham31440
London Cannon Street1000
London Bridge1000

and 5 more stations, each served less often.

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Lines serving Sittingbourne

Sittingbourne is on the Chatham Main Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

Freight through Sittingbourne station, hour by hour

No freight is booked through or alongside Sittingbourne station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.

How busy Sittingbourne station is

2,326,816 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 249th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 416,366 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Sittingbourne and London Victoria than any other pair: 498,312 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Nearest other stations

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Sittingbourne, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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Facilities at Sittingbourne station

Sittingbourne is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.

Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 19:30 · Saturday: 07:00 to 19:00 · Sunday: 07:10 to 18:40

Toilets

Parking at Sittingbourne station

Cycle parking: 98 spaces (sheltered, stands).

From National Rail's station record, last updated 8 August 2026.

Getting to Sittingbourne station

Sittingbourne station is in Swale, South East, and is run by Southeastern.

The nearest motorway junction is M2 J5 (Stockbury), 3.0 miles west.

8 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

Sittingbourne station elsewhere

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