Shepherds Well  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Shepherdswell,District of Dover England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°11′17″N1°13′47″E / 51.188194°N 1.229722°E /51.188194; 1.229722 | ||||
| Grid reference | TR257481 | ||||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | SPH | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 22 July 1861 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  16,966 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  37,758 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 53,410 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 65,634 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 70,278 | ||||
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Shepherds Well railway station is on theDover branch of theChatham Main Line in England, and serves the village ofShepherdswell, Kent. It is 71 miles 60 chains (115.5 km) down the line fromLondon Victoria and is situated betweenSnowdown andKearsney.
The station and all trains that serve the station are operated bySoutheastern.
It appears in the timetable and online enquiry systems as "Shepherds Well" but the platform signs read "Shepherdswell". It is adjacent to the terminus of theEast Kent heritage line, which is spelt as one word:Shepherdswell.
The booking office in the station building on the country-bound platform is open only for very limited hours on Mondays to Fridays mornings but a Permit To Travel ticket machine (also on the country-bound platform) caters for out-of-hours ticketing.
The station and the line it serves were built by theLondon, Chatham & Dover Railway.
All services at Shepherds Well are operated bySoutheastern usingClass 375EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]
Additional services including trains to and fromLondon Bridge andLondon Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Southeastern | ||||
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| Change forEast Kent Railway atShepherdswell | ||||
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