Staplehurst Railway Station, located on the South Eastern Main Line, serves the village of Staplehurst in Kent. Managed by Southeastern, the station was first opened on 31 August 1842 by the South Eastern Railway. It features two platforms and provides services primarily operated by Southeastern using Class 375 Electric Multiple Units (EMUs). The typical off-peak service includes two trains per hour (tph) to London Charing Cross, one tph to Dover Priory, and one tph to Ramsgate via Canterbury West, with additional services during peak hours.
The station is historically noted for the Staplehurst rail crash of 1865, which involved Charles Dickens. It has undergone several changes over the years, including platform widening in 1889, the installation of a footbridge in 1961, and the replacement of up platform buildings after a fire in 1960. Staplehurst is accessible via the A229 road and is linked by Arriva Southern Counties bus service to nearby towns without stations. The station offers a ticket office and a passenger-operated self-service ticket machine.