Folkestone Central Railway Station
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 Folkestone Central Railway Station 1992
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| Location in the network | Intermediate station |
| Platform tracks | 2 |
| abbreviation | FKC |
| Price range | C1 |
| opening | August 18, 1884 |
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| City / municipality | Folkestone |
| county | Kent |
| Part of the country | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 4 '58 " N , 1 ° 10' 11" E |
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| List of train stations in the United Kingdom | |
Folkestone Central Station is one of three stations in Folkestone . It is more central than the Westbahnhof . Both the trains and the station itself are operated by Southeastern .
history
1843 reached South Eastern Main Line Folkestone in 1843, on 18 December 1843, the station was Folkestone Junction ( junction ) opened. Folkestone West Station opened in 1864, between these stations Cheriton Arch Station was opened on September 1, 1884 , renamed Radnor Park in September 1886, expanded in 1890, and finally on June 1, 1895 it got its current station Name, Folkestone Central .
The station was rebuilt again in 1961 in the course of electrification, it got two central platforms , connected with an underpass, ramps connected these with the ticket office and the station hall, which itself is above street level. In 1999 a platform was taken out of service, as was the underpass; the platform was not dismantled, although all structures on it were removed.
Connections (as of December 2016)
Outside of rush hour trains usually run like this:
- one train an hour to London St Pancras
- one train per hour to London Charing Cross via Sevenoaks
- two trains per hour to Dover Priory , one of which continues to Ramsgate .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Folkestone Central . Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ↑ Body, Geoffrey. PSL Field Guide - Railways of the Southern Region (1984), 96-96. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge. ISBN 0-85059-664-5
- ↑ National Rail timetable 207
Web links
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| Folkestone West |
 High Speed 1 Southeastern London - Dover |
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South Eastern Main Line Southeastern |
Dover Priory | ||