Bekesbourne railway station

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General information
Location	City of Canterbury
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BKS
History
Opened	22 July 1861

Bekesbourne railway station serves the villages of Bekesbourne, Bishopsbourne, Littlebourne and Patrixbourne in Kent, England, and is located between Canterbury East and Dover Priory. It is served by Southeastern.

The station is completely unstaffed. There are Help Points and an electronic ticket machine is to be installed on the London-bound platform. In 2016 the station was upgraded to LED lighting.

The station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and opened on 22 July 1861. The platforms are linked by a footbridge. The Dover-bound platform is accessible by public footpath. Nearby is a viaduct over the Nailbourne Stream, a tributary of the River Stour.

Bekesbourne Station in 1963

Services

Off-peak the station services one train per hour to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South, and one train per hour to Dover Priory.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Canterbury East		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch		Adisham

External links

• Train times and station information for Bekesbourne railway station from National Rail