Selling Railway Station, located in the village of Selling, Kent, is a functional stop on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line. Managed by Southeastern, the station is 88.9 km from London Victoria, nestled between Faversham and Canterbury East. The station, which opened on 3 December 1860, is historically significant, having been a filming location for the 1944 film “A Canterbury Tale.” Despite its historical charm, the original station building was destroyed by fire in the early 1990s.
Today, Selling Railway Station operates with two platforms but minimal facilities, reflecting its classification as a DfT category F1 station. It is unstaffed, and ticketing is facilitated through a PERTIS machine that issues ‘Permits to Travel’. The typical off-peak service includes one train per hour (tph) to London Victoria via Chatham and one tph to Dover Priory. Additional services are available during peak hours to London Bridge and London Cannon Street. The station’s past includes a staffed era under British Rail and features in notable British cinema, adding a layer of cultural heritage to its daily operations.