Westgate-on-Sea railway station

Westgate-on-Sea
General information
Location	Westgate-on-Sea, District of Thanet England
Grid reference	TR323699
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WGA
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	April 1871
Passengers
2018/19	0.158 million
2019/20	0.150 million
2020/21	39,708
2021/22	0.105 million
2022/23	0.130 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Westgate-on-Sea railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. It is 72 miles 35 chains (116.6 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Birchington-on-Sea and Margate.

The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.

Services

All services at Westgate-on-Sea are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs.

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

• 1 tph to London Victoria
• 1 tph to Ramsgate

Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours. The station is also served by a small number of High Speed services to London St Pancras International.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Birchington-on-Sea		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch		Margate

External links

• Train times and station information for Westgate-on-Sea railway station from National Rail