Westenhanger railway station

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Westenhanger

Location

Place

Westenhanger

Local authority

Shepway

Operations

Station code

WHA

Managed by

Southeastern

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

23,731

2005/06 *

29,754

History

Key dates

Opened 7 February 1844

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

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Westenhanger railway station serves Westenhanger in Kent, England. The station is on the South Eastern Main Line 103 km (64¼ miles) south east of London Charing Cross. All trains serving Westernhanger are operated by Southeastern. It serves Folkestone Racecourse and the village of Stanford. Typically the station information board is unservicable.

[edit] Service

The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service from the station is:

1 train per hour (tph) to London Charing Cross. calling at Ashford International, Staplehurst, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge and London Waterloo East, taking 1 hour 24 minutes.

(When returning from London passengers should ensure they are in the rear portion of their train.Or sometimes in the front five carriages only.)

1 tph to Dover Priory, calling at Sandling, Folkestone West and Folkestone Central, taking 23 minutes.
- These services are extended to Ramsgate on Saturdays, calling at all stations to Dover then Martin Mill, Walmer, Deal and Sandwich, taking 57 minutes.

On Sundays this becomes:

1 tph to London Charing Cross, calling at Ashford International, Staplehurst, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Orpington, London Bridge and Waterloo East, taking 1 hour 26 minutes.
1 tph to Ramsgate as above, taking 59 minutes.