Whitstable station
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Whitstable station
Image: © Marathon Taken: 12 Mar 2020
The line between Faversham and Whitstable was opened by the Margate Railway on 1st August 1860, and was extended to Herne Bay on 13th July 1861. The first station on that line to serve Whitstable was in Oxford Street, and was known as Whitstable Town; it closed after the last train on 31st December 1914. The following day, a new station was opened just under half a mile to the east and this was named Whitstable Town & Tankerton. The station was renamed Whitstable & Tankerton on 1st February 1936, and Whitstable in 1979. This view is from the footbridge. The next station in this direction is Chestfield and Swalecliffe.
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Image Location
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51.357694
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