Folkestone West railway station

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Folkestone West
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General information
Location Cheriton, Folkestone & Hythe
England
Grid reference TR209364
Managed by Southeastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFKW
Classification DfT category E
Key dates
1 November 1863Opened as "Shorncliffe Camp"
2 July 1926Renamed "Shorncliffe"
10 September 1962Renamed "Folkestone West"
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 0.775 million
 Interchange Increase2.svg 2,393  Calais-Ville
Disused railways
Southern Railway Terminus

References

  1. "Miscellaneous" . Dover Express. England. 31 October 1863. Retrieved 27 June 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Folkestone West at kentrail.co.uk". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  3. Table 194, 207 National Rail timetable, December 2021
  4. Railway Herald Issue 127 [ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Venice Simplon Orient Express Train Timetables". Luxury Trains. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. Tapper, James (15 April 2023). "Orient Express to axe UK section after 41 years due to Brexit". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 13 January 2025.

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