Sturry railway station
Location | Sturry, Canterbury England |
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Grid reference | TR177603 |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | STU |
Classification | DfT category E |
Key dates | |
1 June 1847 | Opened |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 84,030 |
2017/18 | 86,096 |
2018/19 | 95,310 |
2019/20 | 98,754 |
2020/21 | 30,658 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Sturry railway station is a railway station Kent, England, serving Sturry and Fordwich on the Ashford to Ramsgate line in Kent. It is 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) north east of Canterbury West, and lies either side of a level crossing. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
Location and facilities[]
The station is north of Sturry village. It is also the nearest station to the town of Fordwich.[1]
The two platforms are staggered and are either side of the A28 road which passes through a central level crossing. The A291 road to Herne Bay is also near the station.[2] Platform 1 provides services towards Canterbury West, Ashford International and London. Platform 2 provides services towards Ramsgate and Margate. This platform also has a part-time staffed booking office and ticket machines.[3]
History[]
The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway on 1 June 1847 [4] It was on the line from Canterbury West to Ramsgate, which had opened on 13 April the previous year.[5][6] A booking office was added in 1851.[7]
In 1887, the station was renamed Sturry for Herne Bay. It reverted to its original name around 1898.[5]
The line through the station was electrified in 1962, with new services starting on 18 June.[6]
Services[]
All services at Sturry are operated by Southeastern. Off-peak services are run using Class 375 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8]
- 1 tph to Ramsgate
- 1 tph to London Victoria via Maidstone East
In the peaks, there are a few additional services to/from London Charing Cross via Ashford International and Tonbridge.
There is also one early morning service to London St Pancras International running via High Speed 1 from Ashford International. This service departs at 05:12 and is operated using a Class 395 Javelin.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate Line | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
Canterbury West | British Rail Southern Region Ashford to Ramsgate Line |
Chislet Colliery Halt |
References[]
Citations
- ^ "Sturry". thetrainline.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Sturry railway station". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Sturry (STU)". National Rail. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Gray 1990, p. 246.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 223.
- ^ a b McCarthy & McCarthy 2007, p. 53.
- ^ Gray 1990, p. 247.
- ^ Table 207 National Rail timetable, May 2020
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Gray, Adrian (1990). South Eastern Railway. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-0-906520-85-7.
- McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David (2007). Railways of Britain : Kent and Sussex. Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3222-4.
Coordinates: 51°18′03.8″N 1°07′20″E / 51.301056°N 1.12222°E
- City of Canterbury
- Railway stations in Kent
- Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- 1847 establishments in England