Broadstairs railway station

Broadstairs
View of Main Platform
Location
Place	Broadstairs
Local authority	District of Thanet
Grid reference	TR391679
Operations
Station code	BSR
Managed by	Southeastern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	0.554 million
2011/12	0.571 million
2012/13	0.556 million
2013/14	0.580 million
2014/15	0.606 million
History
Key dates	Opened 5 October 1863
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Broadstairs from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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View NNW, towards Margate in 1963. Crampton Tower on the left

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

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

History

Broadstairs station under British Rail with two 4 CEPs in 'Jaffa cake' livery in 1990.

The station opened on 5 October 1863.^[1]

A high-speed service to London St Pancras began on 13 December 2009.

Services

As of December 2015 the typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 1 tph to London St Pancras via Chatham and Ebbsfleet International (High Speed)
• 1 tph to London St Pancras via Ramsgate, Deal, Dover Priory, and Ashford International (High Speed)
• 1 tph to London St Pancras via Ramsgate, Canterbury West, Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International (High Speed)
• 1 tph to Margate (High Speed)
• 1 tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South (Main Line)
• 1 tph to Ramsgate (Main Line)

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 45. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• Train times and station information for Broadstairs railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 51°21′38″N 1°26′1″E / 51.36056°N 1.43361°E