Westgate-on-Sea railway station

Westgate-on-Sea
Location	Westgate-on-Sea, District of Thanet England
Grid reference	TR323699
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WGA
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	April 1871
Passengers
2016/17	0.150 million
2017/18	0.166 million
2018/19	0.158 million
2019/20	0.150 million
2020/21	39,708
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Westgate-on-Sea railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. It is 72 miles 35 chains (116.6 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Birchington-on-Sea and Margate.

The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.

Services[]

Off-peak, all services at Westgate-on-Sea are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[1]

• 1 tph to London Victoria via Bromley South
• 1 tph to Ramsgate

A number of Southeastern High Speed services to London St Pancras International also call here during the peak hours. These services are operated using Class 395 EMUs.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Birchington-on-Sea		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch		Margate

References[]

External links[]

• Train times and station information for Westgate-on-Sea railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 51°22′52″N 1°20′17″E / 51.381°N 1.338°E / 51.381; 1.338

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