Station Overview - Folkestone Central

 Folkestone Central 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Folkestone Central had 682,674 entries and exits, making it the 529th most used station in Great Britain.
529/2554
It was the 528th busiest station with 549 scheduled services per week
528/953
That's a daily average of 1,870.34 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 23.91 passengers per service, giving it the 269th highest passenger to service ratio.
269/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 115,104
Reduced price entries & exits: 405,894
Season ticket entries & exits: 161,676
Interchanges made between connecting services: 7,455
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +414,976 : 155.02%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up Dover250909
2 - Down Dover245890

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables
TableRoute
12 London - Stratford Int. - Ebbsfleet Int. - Ashford Int. (via HS1)

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 84
Tue 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 86
Wed 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 86
Thu 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 86
Fri 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 86
Sat 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 75
Sun 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 64
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Folkestone Central
CRS: FKC / NLC: 5035 / TIPLOC: FLKSTNC
Station Facility Owner: Southeastern
OS Grid Ref: 622084 136286
Region: South East
Local Authority: Folkestone and Hythe
ELR(s): XTD 69m 73ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 786,640
1998-1999: 797,647 (+11,007 : 1.40%)
1999-2000: 795,316 (-2,331 : -0.29%)
2000-2001: 806,725 (+11,409 : 1.43%)
2001-2002: 829,057 (+22,332 : 2.77%)
2002-2003: 792,120 (-36,937 : -4.46%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 876,640 (+84,520 : 10.67%)
2005-2006: 910,165 (+33,525 : 3.82%)
2006-2007: 905,764 (-4,401 : -0.48%)
2007-2008: 949,152 (+43,388 : 4.79%)
2008-2009: 929,371 (-19,781 : -2.08%)
2009-2010: 885,789 (-43,582 : -4.69%)
2010-2011: 1,004,630 (+118,841 : 13.42%)
2011-2012: 1,082,300 (+77,670 : 7.73%)
2012-2013: 1,037,570 (-44,730 : -4.13%)
2013-2014: 1,056,495 (+18,925 : 1.82%)
2014-2015: 1,037,218 (-19,277 : -1.82%)
2015-2016: 994,568 (-42,650 : -4.11%)
2016-2017: 1,021,036 (+26,468 : 2.66%)
2017-2018: 1,092,130 (+71,094 : 6.96%)
2018-2019: 1,055,010 (-37,120 : -3.40%)
2019-2020: 1,031,302 (-23,708 : -2.25%)
2020-2021: 267,698 (-763,604 : -74.04%)
2021-2022: 682,674 (+414,976 : 155.02%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +244,662 (+31.10%)
Change between 1997 & 2022:-103,966 (-13.22%)
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