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General information | |||||
Location | Whitstable, City of Canterbury England | ||||
Grid reference | TR112664 | ||||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WHI | ||||
Classification | DfT categoryD | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
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1 August 1860 | first station opened | ||||
1 January 1915 (1915-01-01) | Resited and present station opened as Whitstable Town and Tankerton | ||||
1 February 1936 | Renamed Whitstable and Tankerton | ||||
1979 | Renamed Whitstable | ||||
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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.
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]
The station has a ticket office which is staffed throughout the day Monday-Saturday and during Sunday mornings and early afternoons. The station also has a self-service ticket machine for ticket purchases for when the ticket office is closed.
The station has passenger help points located on both platforms as well as toilets and a waiting room which are open when the station is staffed. There is a chargeable car park (operated by Saba Parking) as well as cycle racks located at the entrance to the station. There is also a taxi rank at the station.[3][4]
The station has step-free access available to both platforms from the street although the platforms are linked via a stepped footbridge meaning step-free access is not possible between the platforms.
The station is served by Stagecoach South East route 5 which provides connections to Whitstable town centre, Chestfield and Canterbury.
The Stagecoach operated Triangle service between Canterbury and Herne Bay can be caught from the town centre, which is a short walk from the railway station.[5]
All services at Whitstable are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.
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Railway stations in Kent
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London Victoria to Ramsgate via Chatham |
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London Victoria to Dover via Chatham |
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London Victoria to Ashford via Maidstone East |
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London St Pancras to Paris & Brussels High Speed 1 |
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London Charing Cross to Dover via Tonbridge |
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London Charing Cross to Hastings |
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London Bridge to Uckfield |
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Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West |
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Dover to Margate |
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Redhill–Tonbridge |
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Sittingbourne to Sheerness-on-Sea |
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Ashford to St Leonards Marshlink |
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Strood to Paddock Wood Medway Valley Line |
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East Kent Railway |
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Kent & East Sussex Railway |
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Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway |
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Spa Valley Railway |
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Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only. | |
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