Broadstairs railway station

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Broadstairs

Location

Place

Broadstairs

Local authority

Thanet

Operations

Station code

BSR

Managed by

Southeastern.

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.449 million

2005/06 *

0.486 million

History

Key dates

Opened 5 October 1863

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Broadstairs from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Broadstairs railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, and serves the coastal tourist town of Broadstairs. The station is 124 km (77 miles) south east of London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

The station sits on top of the main high street in Broadstairs. High Speed 1 will service this station in the future,providing a fast link to London.

Trains to London can run either way through the station, depending on the route they take to get there either via Margate or Ramsgate.

[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

2tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via Faversham, Chatham and Bromley South
1tph to London Charing Cross via Canterbury West, Ashford International and Sevenoaks
1tph to Margate only
2tph to Ramsgate

Preceding station		Following station
Margate	Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch	Dumpton Park
Dumpton Park	Southeastern Kent Coast Line	Margate
Dumpton Park	Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line	Margate
Margate	Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs (not yet operational)	Terminus
Ramsgate	Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Margate (not yet operational)	Margate