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Coordinates: 51°21′27.36″N 1°2′0.55″E / 51.3576000°N 1.0334861°E / 51.3576000; 1.0334861
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*1 tph to [[Victoria Station (London)|London Victoria]] via [[Chatham railway station|Chatham]] and [[Bromley South railway station|Bromley South]] (Main Line)
*1 tph to [[Victoria Station (London)|London Victoria]] via [[Chatham railway station|Chatham]] and [[Bromley South railway station|Bromley South]] (Main Line)
*1 tph to [[Ramsgate railway station|Ramsgate]] via [[Margate railway station|Margate]] (Main Line)
*1 tph to [[Ramsgate railway station|Ramsgate]] via [[Margate railway station|Margate]] (Main Line)

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==See also==
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Revision as of 10:39, 12 June 2019

Whitstable
General information
LocationCity of Canterbury
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWHI
History
Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1860first station opened
1 January 1915 (1915-01-01)Resited and present station opened as Whitstable Town and Tankerton
1 February 1936Renamed Whitstable and Tankerton
1979Renamed Whitstable

Whitstable railway station is on the Ramsgate branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Whitstable, Kent. It is 59 miles 6 chains (95.1 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Faversham and Chestfield & Swalecliffe.

The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

History

Whitstable has been served by five different stations on two different routes. The route between Faversham and Whitstable was opened by the Margate Railway on 1 August 1860, and was extended to Herne Bay on 13 July 1861.[1] The first station on that line to serve Whitstable was in Oxford Street, and had latterly been known as Whitstable Town; it closed after the last train on 31 December 1914.

The following day, a new station was opened 705 yards (645 m) to the east; this was named Whitstable Town & Tankerton. This was renamed Whitstable & Tankerton on 1 February 1936, and Whitstable in 1979.[2]

Whitstable station in 2006.

Services

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Southeastern

See also

References

  1. ^ Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 330. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 249. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Faversham   Southeastern
Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch
  Chestfield & Swalecliffe
Faversham   Southeastern
High Speed 1
  Herne Bay

51°21′27.36″N 1°2′0.55″E / 51.3576000°N 1.0334861°E / 51.3576000; 1.0334861