Selling railway station
Selling railway station is on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Selling, 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.
The station and the line on which it is located were built by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway. Formerly an excellent example of country station architecture, it was destroyed by fire from unknown cause 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 box can today be seen in use at Eythorne railway station on the East Kent Railway.
The station was a filming location in the 1944 film A Canterbury Tale, where it was called "Chillingbourne". Charles Hawtrey played the porter. The station now has few facilities.
Ticketing
The station is now unstaffed but was staffed when run by British Rail and was APTIS-equipped until December 1992. Previously a Permit to Travel machine was available for the purchasing of permits to be exchanged as soon as possible and within a maximum of 2 hours for a full valid ticket. This has been replaced by a S&B Ticket Vending Machine machine. This offers a full range of day and open tickets from any station to any station on the UK network with Railcard discounts, subject to the Railcard Restrictions. It also offers Weekly, Monthly and Yearly tickets. However TVM Lites only accept card payments and therefore Passengers with cash will need to pay on the train with the Conductor or as soon as possible at the next available staffed ticket office.Services
All services at Selling are operated by Southeastern using EMUs.The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 1 tph to via
- 1 tph to