| Folkestone Central | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Folkestone |
| Local authority | Shepway |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FKC |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.877 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.910 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.906 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.945 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.966 million |
| History | |
| 18 August 1884 | Opened as "Cheriton Arch" |
| September 1886 | Renamed (Radnor Park) |
| 1 June 1895 | Renamed (Folkestone Central) |
| 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 Folkestone Central from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Folkestone Central railway station is one of three railway stations in Folkestone. It is the more central of the two main stations in the town. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.
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The South Eastern Main Line reached Folkestone in 1843, with a station being opened at Folkestone Junction (Folkestone East) on 18 December 1843. Folkestone West was then opened in 1864, with a station named Cheriton Arch being provided between the two on 1 September 1884. The name Radnor Park was adopted in 1886, and for a few years with just two platform faces, the station was rebuilt in 1890 to add a bay.[1] The station was renamed Folkestone Central in 1895.
The station was rebuilt at the time of the route's electrification in 1961[2] with two island platforms, linked by a subway and with ramps leading up from the ticket office and concourse, which is itself above street level (an approach road and accompanying pedestrian ramp leads up from Cheriton Road). In 1999 one island platform was abandoned, along with the subway; the platform has not been demolished, although all buildings have been removed.[1]
The off-peak service as of December 2011[update] is:
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