Whitstable railway station

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.

Whitstable
Location
Place	Whitstable
Local authority	City of Canterbury
Grid reference	TR112664
Operations
Station code	WHI
Managed by	Southeastern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	D
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.802 million
2015/16	0.829 million
2016/17	0.845 million
2017/18	0.886 million
2018/19	0.956 million
History
Original company	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
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
National Rail – UK railway stations
Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Whitstable from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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

• 1 tph to London St Pancras via Chatham and Ebbsfleet International (High Speed)
• 1 tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South (Main Line)
• 1 tph to Ramsgate, Deal, Dover Priory, and Ashford International, continuing to London St Pancras (High Speed)
• 1 tph to Ramsgate via Margate (Main Line)

See also

• Whitstable Harbour railway station

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 249. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Faversham		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch		Chestfield & Swalecliffe
Faversham		Southeastern High Speed 1		Herne Bay