Sandwich
Station Information
Sandwich is a part-time staffed station served by Southeastern. Allow 4 minutes to change trains here.
Step-free access to some platforms — check the National Rail step-free guide for full details.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 1313 services that called at Sandwich over the last 30 days, 76% ran on time, 21.6% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 2.4% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 78% of 9 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Southeastern is the only operator serving Sandwich.
Where do trains from Sandwich go?
The most common direct destination from Sandwich is Ashford International (around 185+ trains per day), followed by Deal, Dover Priory, and Walmer. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Sandwich. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Accessibility at Sandwich
Sandwich has partial step-free access (category B) and is part-time staffed. Help points are available on every platform. A bus stops are within a short walk. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from Sandwich
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Fri 06:30–11:00
Sat 06:30–11:00
Sun
Information desk hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Sat, Sun
Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
This is a category B2 station. Step free access to platform 1 for services towards London via main entrance from car park. Step free access to platform 2 for services away from London via side entrance from Dover Road. Step free interchange via level crossing is around 350 metres. Stepped access between platforms available via station footbridge.