Chestfield and Swalecliffe railway station is on the branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the villages of Chestfield, Swalecliffe and the Eastern region of the town of Whitstable, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and .
The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.
It was originally opened as Swalecliffe Halt on 6 July 1930 by Southern Railway. It was later renamed Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt, shortened to Chestfield in 1987, and reverted to Chestfield and Swalecliffe in 1989. Although the station is located in the village of Swalecliffe, it also serves the nearby Chestfield, which is a substantially bigger village.
The platforms are built of rails and sleepers. There are waiting shelters on both platforms. The "down" ticket office was burnt down by vandals in 1989 and the closed "up" ticket office is still in situ. There is one ticket vending machine.
Services
All services at Chestfield & Swalecliffe are operated by Southeastern using and EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
1 tph to 1 tph to
Additional services including trains to and from and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours. The station is also served by a small number of High Speed services to London St Pancras International.
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