Westenhanger railway station
Westenhanger  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Westenhanger |
| Local authority | District of Shepway |
| Grid reference | TR128372 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WHA |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 23,731 |
| 2005/06 |
 29,754 |
| 2006/07 |
42,240 |
| 2007/08 |
60,110 |
| 2008/09 |
62,840 |
| 2009/10 |
 55,420 |
| 2010/11 |
60,722 |
| 2011/12 |
62,164 |
| 2012/13 |
68,998 |
| 2013/14 |
65,112 |
| 2014/15 |
67,500 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 7 February 1844 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Westenhanger from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Westenhanger railway station serves Westenhanger in Kent, England. The station is on the South Eastern Main Line 64 1⁄4 miles (103.4 km) south east of London Charing Cross. All trains serving Westenhanger are operated by Southeastern. It serves Folkestone Racecourse and the village of Stanford.
British Rail proposed the closure of the station as from 3 February 1969.[1] Objections were made which were considered by a Transport Users' Consultative Committee, after which the Minister of Transport decided against closure.[1]
The station is un-manned; a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine is located on the 'up' platform. The one-time station building, on the 'up' side, was restored in March 2009.
Westenhanger (Folkestone) Racecourse station
There was a station about 250 metres west of Westenhanger station which was built to serve the adjacent Folkestone Racecourse. It was only used on race days. It closed in the 1960s. As at January 2012 there are substantial remains of the two platforms. High Speed 1 runs parallel to the station.[2]
Service
From January 2015 the off-peak service has been reduced from 2 trains per hour in each direction to 1:
- 1 tph to London Charing Cross
- 1 tph to Dover Priory[3]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford International | Southeastern South Eastern Main Line |
Sandling | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Smeeth | British Rail Southern Region South Eastern Main Line |
Sandling for Hythe | ||
References
- 1 2 "Minehead and Westenhanger closures postponed". Railway Magazine. 115 (814): 111. February 1969.
- ↑ Private and Untimetabled Railway stations by G. Croughton
- ↑ Network Rail Timetable January 2015: Table 207
External links
- Train times and station information for Westenhanger railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°05′42″N 1°02′17″E / 51.095°N 1.038°E