Sturry railway station
Sturry railway station is a railway station Kent, England, serving Sturry and Fordwich on the Ashford to Ramsgate line in Kent. It is 2 1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) north east of Canterbury West, and lies either side of a level crossing. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
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Location | Sturry, Canterbury England |
Grid reference | TR177603 |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | STU |
Classification | DfT category E |
Key dates | |
1 June 1847 | Opened |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Location and facilities
The station is north of Sturry village. It is also the nearest station to the town of Fordwich.[1]
The two platforms are staggered and are either side of the A28 road which passes through a central level crossing. The A291 road to Herne Bay is also near the station.[2] Platform 1 provides services towards Canterbury West, Ashford International and London. Platform 2 provides services towards Ramsgate and Margate. This platform also has a part-time staffed booking office and ticket machines.[3]
History
The station was proposed by the South Eastern Railway on 22 April 1847, and opened on 1 June that year.[4] It was on the line from Canterbury West to Ramsgate, which had opened on 13 April the previous year.[5][6] A booking office was added in 1851.[7]
In 1887, the station was renamed Sturry for Herne Bay. It reverted to its original name around 1898.[5]
The line through the station was electrified in 1962, with new services starting on 18 June.[6]
Services
All services at Sturry are operated by Southeastern. Off-peak services are run using Class 375 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8]
- 1 tph to London Charing Cross via Tonbridge
- 1 tph to Ramsgate
There are also services to London Cannon Street during the peak hours.
There is also one early morning service to London St Pancras International running via High Speed 1 from Ashford International. This service departs at 05:13 and is operated using a Class 395 Javelin.
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Canterbury West | British Rail Southern Region Ashford to Ramsgate Line |
Chislet Colliery Halt |
References
Citations
- "Sturry". thetrainline.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "Sturry railway station". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "Sturry (STU)". National Rail. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- Gray 1990, p. 246.
- Butt 1995, p. 223.
- McCarthy & McCarthy 2007, p. 53.
- Gray 1990, p. 247.
- Table 207 National Rail timetable, May 2020
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Gray, Adrian (1990). South Eastern Railway. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-0-906520-85-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David (2007). Railways of Britain : Kent and Sussex. Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3222-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)