Broadstairs railway station
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Broadstairs | |
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Location | |
Place | Broadstairs |
Local authority | District of Thanet |
Grid reference | TR391679 |
Operations | |
Station code | BSR |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | E |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2004/05 | 0.449 million |
2005/06 | 0.486 million |
2006/07 | 0.498 million |
2007/08 | 0.537 million |
2008/09 | 0.574 million |
2009/10 | 0.525 million |
2010/11 | 0.554 million |
2011/12 | 0.571 million |
2012/13 | 0.556 million |
2013/14 | 0.580 million |
2014/15 | 0.606 million |
History | |
Key dates | Opened 5 October 1863 |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Broadstairs from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Broadstairs railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, England. It serves the coastal tourist town of Broadstairs and is located at the inland end of Broadstairs High Street. The station is 77 miles (124 km) south east of London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
Trains to London can run either way through the station, depending on the route they take to get there either via Margate or Ramsgate.
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History
The station opened on 5 October 1863.[1]
A high-speed service to London St Pancras began on 13 December 2009.
Services
As of December 2011[update] the typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 1tph to London St Pancras via Chatham and Ebbsfleet International
- 1tph to London St Pancras via Ramsgate, Deal, Dover Priory, Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International
- 1tph to London St Pancras via Ramsgate, Canterbury West, Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International[2]
- 1tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South
- 1tph to Ramsgate
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Margate | Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch |
Dumpton Park | ||
Margate | Southeastern High Speed 1 St Pancras International to St Pancras International Circular |
Ramsgate | ||
Margate | Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Margate via Ashford |
Ramsgate | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Margate East Line open, station closed |
London, Chatham and Dover Railway Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch |
Ramsgate Harbour Line and station closed |
References
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- ↑ Table 207 National Rail timetable, December 2011
External links
- Train times and station information for Broadstairs railway station from National Rail
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- DfT Category E stations
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- Broadstairs
- Railway stations in Kent
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- Railway stations opened in 1863
- Railway stations served by Southeastern