Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Birchington-On-Sea had 307,846 entries and exits, making it the 998th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 561st busiest (out of 997), with 534 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 843.41 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 11.09 passengers per service, giving it the 870th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 35,780
Reduced price entries & exits: 96,022
Season ticket entries & exits: 176,044
Total entries & exits: 307,846
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+25,010 : 8.84%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
| Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
| 1 – Up | 247 | 898 | |
| 2 – Down | 247 | 898 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
| Table | Description | Timetable |
| 012 | London - Stratford Int. - Ebbsfleet Int. - Ashford Int. (via HS1) | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +159,085 (+106.94%)
Reasons for change:
2014-15 Steady growth trend
Location Details
Location: Birchington-On-Sea
CRS: BCH / NLC: 5163 / TIPLOC(S): BCNGNOS
Station Facility Owner: Southeastern
OS Grid Ref: 629819 169446
Constituency: North Thanet
Local Authority: Kent
NR Region: South East
ELR: VIR 70m 56ch
CRS: BCH / NLC: 5163 / TIPLOC(S): BCNGNOS
Station Facility Owner: Southeastern
OS Grid Ref: 629819 169446
Constituency: North Thanet
Local Authority: Kent
NR Region: South East
ELR: VIR 70m 56ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Birchington-On-Sea during 2022/2023:
•Ramsgate (66,621 journeys)
•London St Pancras International (18,685 journeys)
•Whitstable (17,208 journeys)
•Broadstairs (8,888 journeys)
•Faversham (8,407 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Ramsgate (66,621 journeys)
•London St Pancras International (18,685 journeys)
•Whitstable (17,208 journeys)
•Broadstairs (8,888 journeys)
•Faversham (8,407 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Birchington-On-Sea's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.| Station | Miles |
| Herne Bay | 7.98 |
| Westgate-On-Sea | 1.74 |