Whitstable railway station


Whitstable railway station is on the branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Whitstable, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and.
The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

History

Whitstable has been served by five different stations on two different routes. The route between Faversham and Whitstable was opened by the Margate Railway on 1 August 1860, and was extended to on 13 July 1861. The first station on that line to serve Whitstable was in Oxford Street, and had latterly been known as Whitstable Town; it closed after the last train on 31 December 1914.
The following day, a new station was opened to the east; this was named Whitstable Town & Tankerton. This was renamed Whitstable & Tankerton on 1 February 1936, and Whitstable in 1979.

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