Whitstable railway station is on the branch of the

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in England, serving the town of

Whitstable Whitstable () is a town on the north coast of Kent, England, at the convergence of the The Swale, Swale and the Greater Thames Estuary, north of Canterbury and west of Herne Bay, Kent, Herne Bay. The town, formerly known as Whitstable-on-Se ...

, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and . 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 on 13 July 1861. 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 to the east; this was named ''Whitstable Town & Tankerton''. This was renamed ''Whitstable & Tankerton'' on 1 February 1936, and ''Whitstable'' in 1979. Whitstable railway station 1

Facilities

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

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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. 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.

Bus connections

The station is served by

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route 5 which provides connections to

town centre,

Chestfield Chestfield is a village (and civil parish and with Swalecliffe a district council ward) in the Canterbury District of Kent, England. The parish is centred from the sea on the north coast of Kent, between the towns of Whitstable and Herne Bay. It ...

and

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. The Stagecoach operated ''Triangle'' service between Canterbury and

Herne Bay Herne Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in South East England. It is north of Canterbury and east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne, Kent, Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury loca ...

can be caught from the town centre, which is a short walk from the railway station.

Services

All services at Whitstable are operated by Southeastern using and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to

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* 1 tph to * 2 tph to Additional services including trains to and from and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.

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