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| Location | Margate, Kent England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grid reference | TR 3492 7065 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Disused | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Original company | Kent Coast Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 October 1863 | Opened | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 July 1926 | Closed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Margate East was a railway station in Margate, Kent, United Kingdom. It opened in 1863 and was closed in 1926 as part of the remodelling of railways in the Isle of Thanet by the Southern Railway.
In 1857, the Herne Bay and Faversham Railway was granted approval to construct a 10 miles 48 chains (17.06 km) long railway line from Faversham to Herne Bay via Whitstable, despite severe opposition from the South Eastern Railway. [1] In 1859, permission was granted to extend to Margate and the company changed its name to the Margate and London Railway. [2] It was arranged that the London, Chatham and Dover Railway would work the line. By 1861, permission had been granted to extend to Ramsgate, and a further change of name to the Kent Coast Railway had taken place. The line between Herne Bay and Ramsgate opened on 5 October 1863. [1]
Margate East was 24.5 miles (39.43 km) from Faversham, and thus about 76.5 miles (123.11 km) from London Victoria station. [3] In July 1922, service was six trains per day from London, and five trains per day to London. [4] Margate East was one of four stations in the Isle of Thanet closed on 2 July 1926 by the Southern Railway's remodelling scheme. [5]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Margate West Line and station open | London, Chatham and Dover Railway Chatham Main Line | Ramsgate Harbour Line and station closed |
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