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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
2019/20	0.150 million
2020/21	39,708
2021/22	0.105 million
2022/23	0.130 million
2023/24	0.169 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		SoutheasternChatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch		Margate

References

1. Table 194, 212 National Rail timetable, December 2021

External links

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

51°22′52″N 1°20′17″E / 51.381°N 1.338°E / 51.381; 1.338

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