Birchington-on-Sea railway station
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| Birchington-on-Sea | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Birchington-on-Sea | ||
| Local authority | Thanet | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BCH | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern. | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.229 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.250 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 5 October 1863 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Birchington-on-Sea from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Birchington-on-Sea railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, and serves the town of Birchington-on-Sea. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
The station is located at one end of the High Street about 800m from the Village Square. Buses operate from here to Minnis Bay and Margate on weekdays during core hours, at other times buses can be caught from the village square. Taxi Services are available with numbers displayed on posters at the station.
[edit] History
A small goods yard was situated on the Up [London bound] side of the station which closed in the 1970s and operated by the signalbox located midway on the down platform closed about the same time during a resignalling programme. The wire and rod cutout can still be seen within the brick face of the down platform. The 2007 Budget plan of Network Rail allows for the removal of the remaining manual turnround and it is believed short residual siding [occasionally used for storing tamping track maintenance units, 'tampers'.
A junction existed here to serve RAF Manston until the 1930s operated from a Ground Frame [Birchington B] located some 400m upside of the station - a plan of which can be seen in the RAF Manston Museum..
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to London Victoria via the Medway Towns and Bromley South, and two trains per hour to Ramsgate via Margate.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Herne Bay | Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch |
Westgate-on-Sea | ||
| Herne Bay | Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs (not yet operational) |
Margate | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Birchington-on-Sea railway station from National Rail
