| Ebbsfleet International | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Ebbsfleet Valley, Kent |
| Local authority | Borough of Dartford |
| Operations | |
| Station code | EBD |
| Managed by | London and Continental Railways |
| Number of platforms | 6 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2009/10 * | 284,342 |
| - Interchange | 25,036 |
| History | |
| Opened 19 November 2007 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| 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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ebbsfleet International from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Ebbsfleet International railway station is a railway station in Ebbsfleet Valley, in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, 10 miles outside the eastern boundary of Greater London, England. It is near Dartford and the Bluewater shopping centre to the west and Gravesend to the east. Ebbsfleet International station is a part of the Thames Gateway urban regeneration, a project of national priority. It is sited on the High Speed 1 rail line, just 400 yards west of Northfleet railway station. The station lies off the A2 trunk road, about 5 miles from its junction with the M25 motorway. During the London 2012 Olympics Ebbsfleet International will serve as a primary park-and-rail service as it is situated on the edge of the M25 motorway, which allows easy access for over 10 million commuters.
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The station opened to the public on 19 November 2007, later than St. Pancras International because the security equipment was transferred from Waterloo. The station was formally opened and dedicated in a ceremony by Dame Kelly Holmes on 29 January 2008.[1]
Two platforms serve international Eurostar services and four platforms serve Southeastern Highspeed services within Kent. There are also avoiding lines in each direction. North Kent Line domestic services use the junction to the north of the station. Northfleet railway station is 400 yards to the east, although the walking distance between the two is longer, as there is no direct connection.
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The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) Act allows a total of 9,000 car parking spaces to be constructed,[2] with an initial 6,000 built. The car parks are in a number of geographical areas around the station - north of the North Kent Line, between the North Kent Line and High Speed 1, south of the High Speed 1 and south west of the station building. The station is served by National Express coach services running between London and Dover, and by Fastrack buses operated by Arriva, which connect it to Dartford, Bluewater, Greenhithe, Swanscombe and Gravesend.[3] Taxis are located at a Taxi rank directly outside the station entrance/exit. Car rental services for both leisure and business are located in the concourse. The interchange facilities lie at either end of the main station box - taxis, buses and set down at the northern end (to also serve the NKL platforms) and coaches to the south of the station box. It was formerly planned that Crossrail would terminate at the station, but under the current plan, Abbey Wood further west will be the eastern terminus. Ticket barriers control access to all platforms.
"Ebbsfleet International Station" was the name originally proposed for the station, but "Dartford International Station" was later proposed at the urging of Eurostar, who felt that Dartford was a name with greater national recognition. Opposition to Eurostar’s ‘Dartford International’ proposal came from Gravesham Borough Council, whose administrative centre at Gravesend is just two miles away (even though Ebbsfleet International is in the Dartford constituency and therefore outside of Gravesham council's authority); Southfleet Parish Council; and Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council, both in the Borough of Dartford.[4] The similarity of its name to that of Dartford railway station, 6 miles away, was also of concern.
Daily there are six (seven on Fridays) Eurostar services to Paris, and three to Brussels, and the same number arriving from the continent. It is not permitted to use Eurostar services for domestic journeys in the UK.
On 29 June 2009 Southeastern started a weekday preview service between St Pancras International and Ebbsfleet International, extending to Ashford International during peak hours.[5] On 7 September the service was enhanced with a few services to Ramsgate via Canterbury West or Dover.[6] A regular service commenced on 13 December 2009.[7]
The typical off-peak service is:[7]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| London St Pancras International |
Eurostar High Speed 1 |
Ashford International |
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| Stratford International |
Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Broadstairs |
Gravesend | ||
| Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Margate/Dover |
Ashford International |
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The Olympic Javelin[8] or Javelin[9][10] is a planned high-speed train shuttle service announced as part of the successful London 2012 Olympic bid. The service will run between St Pancras International station and Ebbsfleet International for the duration of the games, via Stratford International station, which is within the planned Olympic Park.[11] The British Olympic Association applied to register Javelin as a UK trademark on 19 July 2005 and this was granted on 2 June 2006.[12] The service is to be operated by Southeastern on High Speed 1 using the fleet of Class 395 trains, and because of this the class is sometimes referred to as the Javelin.[13][14]
It is expected that over 80% of Olympic spectators will travel to and from the venues by rail. Services to the Olympic Park are planned to offer a total capacity of 240,000 travellers per hour, some 25,000 of which will use the Javelin service.
During the Olympics a service of eight trains an hour is planned between St Pancras and Ebbsfleet, replacing the highspeed service. Two of these would be extended to Ashford and one to Faversham. Between 11pm and 1am the service between St Pancras and Ebbsfleet would be increased to twelve per hour.[15]
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