Bekesbourne railway station

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Bekesbourne
Location
Place Bekesbourne
Local authority Canterbury
Operations
Station code BKS
Managed by Southeastern.
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 35,386
2005/06 * 39,140
History
Key dates Opened 22 July 1861
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bekesbourne from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Bekesbourne railway station serves the villages of Bekesbourne, Bishopsbourne, Littlebourne and Patrixbourne in Kent, and is located between Canterbury East and Dover Priory. It is served by Southeastern.

The station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and opened on 22 July 1861. The platforms are linked by a footbridge. Nearby is a viaduct over the Nailbourne Stream, a tributary of the River Stour.

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Off-peak the station services an average of one train per hour to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South, and one train per hour to Dover Priory.

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Canterbury East   Southeastern
Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch
  Adisham

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