Swanley railway station
You can reach 93 stations directly from Swanley on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bromley South, with 196 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 | 196 | 155 | 166 |
| Otford | 189 | 148 | 128 |
| St Mary Cray | 189 | 155 | 197 |
| Denmark Hill | 121 | 112 | 98 |
| London Victoria | 117 | 80 | 74 |
| Borough Green & Wrotham | 109 | 73 | 63 |
| Maidstone East | 109 | 73 | 63 |
| West Malling | 109 | 73 | 63 |
| Bellingham | 81 | 75 | 65 |
| Crofton Park | 81 | 75 | 65 |
| Sevenoaks | 80 | 75 | 65 |
| London Blackfriars | 79 | 75 | 58 |
| Elephant & Castle | 79 | 75 | 58 |
| Ashford International | 77 | 45 | 63 |
| Bickley | 76 | 76 | 65 |
| Bat & Ball | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| Beckenham Hill | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| Catford | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| Eynsford | 75 | 75 | 96 |
| Nunhead | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| Peckham Rye | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| Ravensbourne | 75 | 75 | 65 |
| Shoreham | 75 | 75 | 96 |
| Shortlands | 75 | 76 | 65 |
| Bearsted | 72 | 45 | 63 |
| Lenham | 70 | 44 | 63 |
| Charing | 68 | 43 | 62 |
| Hollingbourne | 68 | 43 | 62 |
| Harrietsham | 68 | 43 | 62 |
| Barming | 66 | 39 | 63 |
| East Malling | 66 | 39 | 63 |
| Longfield | 52 | 40 | 69 |
| Meopham | 52 | 40 | 69 |
| Rochester | 52 | 40 | 69 |
| Chatham | 51 | 40 | 69 |
| Gillingham | 51 | 40 | 69 |
| Farningham Road | 50 | 40 | 69 |
| Sole Street | 48 | 39 | 68 |
| Charing Cross | 46 | 34 | 0 |
| London Bridge | 46 | 34 | 65 |
and 53 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: 54 stations instead of 93, a drop of about 42%. Saturday runs to 72.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Swanley loses 5 including Paddock Wood, Headcorn, Staplehurst, Marden, Tonbridge.
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.