Birchington-on-Sea train station
You can reach 57 stations directly from Birchington-on-Sea on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Faversham, with 82 trains a day.
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- 57 direct destinations
- 1,074th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 28 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Birchington-on-Sea
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faversham | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Herne Bay | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Margate | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Whitstable | 82 | 79 | 67 |
| Broadstairs | 81 | 79 | 67 |
| Ramsgate | 77 | 79 | 67 |
| Gillingham | 70 | 77 | 1 |
| Rainham | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Sittingbourne | 70 | 77 | 36 |
| Chatham | 69 | 77 | 1 |
| Rochester | 69 | 77 | 1 |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 54 | 47 | 36 |
| Westgate-on-Sea | 54 | 47 | 36 |
| Dumpton Park | 53 | 47 | 36 |
| Bromley South | 36 | 44 | 1 |
| London Victoria | 36 | 44 | 1 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 29 | 32 | 0 |
| Stratford International | 29 | 32 | 0 |
| London St. Pancras International | 29 | 32 | 0 |
| Gravesend | 28 | 32 | 0 |
| Strood | 28 | 32 | 0 |
| Longfield | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| Meopham | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| Newington | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| Teynham | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| London Bridge | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| London Cannon Street | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashford International | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Deal | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Dover Priory | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Minster | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Mill | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Sandwich | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Thanet Parkway | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Walmer | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Folkestone Central | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Folkestone West | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Canterbury West | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charing Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chilham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
and 17 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Birchington-on-Sea
Birchington-on-Sea is on the Chatham Main Line (Ramsgate Branch). That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Birchington-on-Sea station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Birchington-on-Sea station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Birchington-on-Sea station is
350,024 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,074th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Birchington-on-Sea and Ramsgate than any other pair: 131,062 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 24 stations instead of 57, a drop of about 58%. Saturday runs to 29.
Nearest other stations
- Westgate-on-Sea 1.6 miles
- Margate 3.1 miles
- Minster 3.4 miles
- Thanet Parkway 4.2 miles
- Ramsgate 5.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Birchington-on-Sea, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Tivoli · 3.4 miles
- Margate Sands · 3.6 miles
- Ebbsfleet and Cliffsend Halt · 4.1 miles
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Facilities at Birchington-on-Sea station
Birchington-on-Sea is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:45 to 12:25 · Saturday: 06:45 to 13:25 · Sunday: closed
Toilets
Parking at Birchington-on-Sea station
- Station Car Park 28 spaces, 2 accessible
£4.50 off-peak, £4.90 a day, £19.50 a week
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 3 August 2026.
Getting to Birchington-on-Sea station
Birchington-on-Sea station is in Thanet, South East, and is run by Southeastern.
The nearest motorway junction is M2 J7 (Brenley Corner), 16.9 miles west.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Birchington-on-Sea station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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