Broadstairs railway station

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General information
Location	District of Thanet
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BSR
History
Opened	5 October 1863

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

The station opened on 5 October 1863.

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

Services

As of December 2011 the typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 1tph to London St Pancras via Chatham and Ebbsfleet International
• 1tph to London St Pancras via Ramsgate, Deal, Dover Priory, Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International
• 1tph to London St Pancras via Ramsgate, Canterbury West, Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International
• 1tph to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South
• 1tph to Ramsgate

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Margate		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch		Dumpton Park
Margate		Southeastern High Speed 1 St Pancras International to St Pancras International Circular		Ramsgate
Margate		Southeastern High Speed 1 London-Margate via Ashford		Ramsgate
	Disused railways
Margate East Line open, station closed		London, Chatham and Dover Railway Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch		Ramsgate Harbour Line and station closed

External links

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