Sturry railway station

Railway station in Kent, England

Sturry
National Rail
Station platforms, signal box, and level crossing
General information
LocationSturry, Canterbury
England
Grid referenceTR177603
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSTU
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1 June 1847Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 95,310
2019/20Increase 98,754
2020/21Decrease 30,658
2021/22Increase 72,344
2022/23Increase 85,020
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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]

The unusual layout of the station has caused problems, as there is no direct pedestrian access between the two platforms. In 2020, a man was fined for trespassing by Network Rail when he jumped the level crossing barriers in order to make a train connection.[4]

History

The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway on 1 June 1847 [5] It was on the line from Canterbury West to Ramsgate, which had opened on 13 April the previous year.[6][7] A booking office was added in 1851.[8]

In 1887, the station was renamed Sturry for Herne Bay. It reverted to its original name around 1898.[6]

The line through the station was electrified in 1962, with new services starting on 18 June.[7]

Services

All services at Sturry are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[9]

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street and London St Pancras International call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Disused railways
Canterbury West   British Rail Southern Region
  Chislet Colliery Halt

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Sturry". thetrainline.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Sturry railway station". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Sturry (STU)". National Rail. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Ticket machine changes needed at Sturry train station to avoid crossing tragedy, says Canterbury councillor". Kent Online. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ^ Gray 1990, p. 246.
  6. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 223.
  7. ^ a b McCarthy & McCarthy 2007, p. 53.
  8. ^ Gray 1990, p. 247.
  9. ^ Table 197, 207 National Rail timetable, December 2022

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
  • Gray, Adrian (1990). South Eastern Railway. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-0-906520-85-7.
  • McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David (2007). Railways of Britain : Kent and Sussex. Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3222-4.

External links

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Other alternative routes from London to Dartford via Sidcup and via Bexleyheath.

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via ChathamLondon Victoria to Ashford
via Maidstone EastLondon St Pancras to Paris & Brussels
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via TonbridgeLondon Charing Cross to HastingsLondon Bridge to UckfieldAshford to Ramsgate
via Canterbury WestDover to MargateRedhill–TonbridgeSittingbourne to Sheerness-on-SeaAshford to St Leonards
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51°18′03.8″N 1°07′20″E / 51.301056°N 1.12222°E / 51.301056; 1.12222