Sturry railway station

Sturry National Rail
Station platforms, signal box, and level crossing
Location
Place Sturry
Local authority Canterbury
Grid reference TR177603
Operations
Station code STU
Managed by Southeastern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 69,062
2013/14 Increase 72,962
2014/15 Increase 75,272
2015/16 Increase 78,546
2016/17 Increase 84,030
History
1 June 1847 Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sturry from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Sturry railway station serves the village of Sturry near Canterbury in Kent, England. The station is 2 1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) north east of Canterbury West on the Ashford to Ramsgate Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. It is also the nearest station to the town of Fordwich. On the Ramsgate-bound platform, there is a staffed booking office - open only at certain times - as well as a PERTIS passenger-operated self-service ticket machine issuing Permits to Travel.

Services

As of December 2011 the typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Ramsgate and one train per hour to London Charing Cross via Canterbury West.[1]

There is one morning service to London St Pancras International along the HS1 Line operated by a Class 395 Javelin unit. This service departs at 0518.

References

  1. ↑ Table 207 National Rail timetable, December 2011
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Canterbury West   Southeastern
Ashford to Ramsgate
(via Canterbury West) line		   Minster
Disused railways
Canterbury West   British Rail
Southern Region
Ashford to Ramsgate
(via Canterbury West) line		   Chislet Colliery Halt

Coordinates: 51°18′03.8″N 1°07′20″E / 51.301056°N 1.12222°E / 51.301056; 1.12222


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