Swanley railway station
You can reach 88 stations directly from Swanley on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bromley South, with 192 trains a day.
Swanley is the nearest station for postcodes in BR8. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Swanley
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley South | 192 | 156 | 144 |
| Otford | 185 | 148 | 109 |
| St Mary Cray | 185 | 156 | 144 |
| Denmark Hill | 123 | 112 | 98 |
| London Victoria | 111 | 81 | 86 |
| Borough Green & Wrotham | 108 | 73 | 44 |
| Maidstone East | 108 | 73 | 44 |
| West Malling | 108 | 73 | 44 |
| Bellingham | 83 | 75 | 65 |
| Crofton Park | 83 | 75 | 65 |
| London Blackfriars | 81 | 75 | 58 |
| Elephant & Castle | 81 | 75 | 58 |
| Bickley | 79 | 76 | 65 |
| Bat & Ball | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Beckenham Hill | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Catford | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Eynsford | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Nunhead | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Peckham Rye | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Ravensbourne | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Shoreham | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Sevenoaks | 77 | 75 | 65 |
| Shortlands | 77 | 76 | 65 |
| Ashford International | 71 | 45 | 44 |
| Bearsted | 71 | 45 | 44 |
| Lenham | 69 | 44 | 44 |
| Charing | 68 | 43 | 43 |
| Hollingbourne | 68 | 43 | 43 |
| Harrietsham | 68 | 43 | 43 |
| Barming | 62 | 39 | 44 |
| East Malling | 62 | 39 | 44 |
| Longfield | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Meopham | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Rochester | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Farningham Road | 49 | 41 | 35 |
| Chatham | 48 | 41 | 35 |
| Gillingham | 48 | 41 | 35 |
| Sole Street | 48 | 40 | 34 |
| Charing Cross | 46 | 34 | 0 |
| London Bridge | 46 | 34 | 0 |
and 48 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Swanley is
1,523,582 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 365th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 180,928 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Swanley and London Victoria than any other pair: 413,426 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 52 stations instead of 88, a drop of about 41%. Saturday runs to 72.
Nearest other stations
- Eynsford 2.6 miles
- St Mary Cray 2.7 miles
- Farningham Road 3.0 miles
- Bexley 3.4 miles
- Albany Park 3.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Swanley, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Lullingstone · 1.8 miles
- Horton Kirby Boys Home · 3.7 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.