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.
Address: St. Michaels Road, ME10 3ED
Sittingbourne is the nearest station for postcodes in ME10, ME9. Check your own postcode.
- 45 direct destinations
- 249th busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 253 parking spaces
- 8 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Sittingbourne
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faversham | 153 | 138 | 74 |
| Gillingham | 153 | 138 | 4 |
| Rainham | 153 | 138 | 74 |
| Chatham | 151 | 137 | 4 |
| Rochester | 151 | 137 | 4 |
| Bromley South | 73 | 86 | 1 |
| London Victoria | 73 | 86 | 1 |
| Birchington-on-Sea | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Herne Bay | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Margate | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Whitstable | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Broadstairs | 69 | 77 | 36 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 68 | 50 | 3 |
| Gravesend | 68 | 50 | 3 |
| Stratford International | 68 | 50 | 3 |
| Strood | 68 | 50 | 3 |
| London St. Pancras International | 68 | 50 | 3 |
| Ramsgate | 65 | 77 | 36 |
| Kemsley | 56 | 38 | 34 |
| Queenborough | 56 | 38 | 34 |
| Sheerness-on-Sea | 56 | 38 | 34 |
| Newington | 51 | 45 | 39 |
| Teynham | 51 | 45 | 39 |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 42 | 45 | 36 |
| Westgate-on-Sea | 42 | 45 | 36 |
| Dumpton Park | 41 | 45 | 36 |
| Adisham | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Aylesham | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Bekesbourne | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Canterbury East | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Dover Priory | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Kearsney | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Selling | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Shepherdswell | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Snowdown | 40 | 42 | 34 |
| Swale | 38 | 37 | 34 |
| Longfield | 32 | 44 | 0 |
| Meopham | 31 | 44 | 0 |
| London Cannon Street | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| London Bridge | 10 | 0 | 0 |
and 5 more stations, each served less often.
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
- Kemsley 1.4 miles
- Newington 3.1 miles
- Teynham 3.2 miles
- Swale 3.3 miles
- Queenborough 5.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Sittingbourne, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Kings Ferry Bridge North Halt · 3.5 miles
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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
- Station Car Park 253 spaces, 5 accessible
£7.70 off-peak, £8.50 a day, £35.70 a week
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
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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