Minster railway station
You can reach 57 stations directly from Minster on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ashford International, with 46 trains a day.
Direct trains from Minster
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford International | 46 | 36 | 60 |
| Canterbury West | 45 | 36 | 60 |
| Chilham | 44 | 36 | 60 |
| Chartham | 44 | 36 | 60 |
| Ramsgate | 44 | 36 | 60 |
| Sturry | 44 | 36 | 60 |
| Wye | 44 | 36 | 60 |
| Thanet Parkway | 43 | 36 | 60 |
| Headcorn | 36 | 35 | 29 |
| Marden | 36 | 35 | 29 |
| Paddock Wood | 36 | 35 | 29 |
| Pluckley | 36 | 35 | 29 |
| Staplehurst | 36 | 35 | 29 |
| Tonbridge | 36 | 35 | 29 |
| London Bridge | 34 | 32 | 57 |
| Charing Cross | 33 | 32 | 57 |
| Sevenoaks | 33 | 32 | 28 |
| Waterloo East | 33 | 32 | 57 |
| Broadstairs | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Margate | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Birchington-on-Sea | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Barming | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bromley South | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Borough Green & Wrotham | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bearsted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Charing | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumpton Park | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| East Malling | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Faversham | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollingbourne | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Herne Bay | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrietsham | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemsing | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenham | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Maidstone East | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Otford | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Swanley | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Stratford International | 3 | 0 | 0 |
and 17 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Minster is
91,432 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,802nd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 1,918 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Minster and Canterbury West than any other pair: 26,890 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: 20 stations instead of 57, a drop of about 65%. Saturday runs to 20.
Nearest other stations
- Thanet Parkway 1.9 miles
- Birchington-on-Sea 3.4 miles
- Westgate-on-Sea 3.7 miles
- Ramsgate 3.9 miles
- Sandwich 4.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Minster, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ebbsfleet and Cliffsend Halt · 1.7 miles
- Richborough Castle Halt · 2.6 miles
- Richboro Port · 2.9 miles
- Sandwich Road · 3.4 miles
- Ash Town · 4.1 miles
- Ramsgate Town · 4.2 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.