Selling railway station
Selling  | |
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Selling railway station in 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Selling |
| Local authority | Borough of Swale |
| Grid reference | TR052572 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SEG |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 60,668 |
| 2005/06 |
 56,670 |
| 2006/07 |
 63,690 |
| 2007/08 |
69,358 |
| 2008/09 |
72,164 |
| 2009/10 |
65,092 |
| 2010/11 |
59,998 |
| 2011/12 |
57,522 |
| 2012/13 |
52,552 |
| 2013/14 |
50,822 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 3 December 1860 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Selling from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Selling railway station serves the village of Selling in Kent, England. The station is 55 1⁄4 miles (88.9 km) south east of London Victoria on the Chatham Main Line towards Dover Priory. The station is served and operated by Southeastern.
The station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. Formerly an excellent example of country station architecture, it was mysteriously destroyed by fire in the early 1990s, shortly before it was to be awarded listed building status. The signal box, at the station end of the up platform was closed and dismantled shortly afterwards. The signal box can today be seen in use at Eythorne railway station on the East Kent Railway.
The station was used in the 1944 film "A Canterbury Tale", where it was called "Chillingbourne". Charles Hawtrey (of 'Carry On' fame) played the porter. The station now has few facilities.
Ticketing
The station is now unmanned but when staffed when run by British Rail and was APTIS-equipped until December 1992 . Nowadays, a PERTIS passenger-operated ticket machine suffices. This issues 'Permits to Travel' and is situated at the entrance to the westbound platform.
Service
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South, and one train per hour to Dover Priory. Passengers also have the option of changing at Faversham for high speed services to London St Pancras via Strood.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Selling railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Selling railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Faversham | Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch |
Canterbury East | ||
Coordinates: 51°16′37.96″N 0°56′27.98″E / 51.2772111°N 0.9411056°E