Westgate-on-Sea railway station

Westgate-on-Sea railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. It is 72 miles 35 chains (116.6 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Birchington-on-Sea and Margate.

Westgate-on-Sea
Location
Place	Westgate-on-Sea
Local authority	District of Thanet
Grid reference	TR323699
Operations
Station code	WGA
Managed by	Southeastern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.159 million
2015/16	0.158 million
2016/17	0.150 million
2017/18	0.166 million
2018/19	0.158 million
History
Key dates	Opened April 1871 (April 1871)
National Rail – UK railway stations
Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Westgate-on-Sea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is

• 1 tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South (Main Line)
• 1 tph to Ramsgate via Margate (Main Line)

In addition, seven High Speed 1 services run to London St Pancras International railway station, either via Faversham or Dover, during weekday peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Birchington-on-Sea		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch		Margate

External links

• Train times and station information for Westgate-on-Sea railway station from National Rail