Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Herne Bay had 701,824 entries and exits, making it the 605th 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 1922.81 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 25.27 passengers per service, giving it the 337th (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: 114,954
Reduced price entries & exits: 277,474
Season ticket entries & exits: 309,396
Total entries & exits: 701,824
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+66,938 : 10.54%
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 | 246 | 894 | |
| 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) | May24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +145,340 (+26.12%)
Reasons for change:
2015-16 Additional peak high speed services
Location Details
Location: Herne Bay
CRS: HNB / NLC: 5174 / TIPLOC(S): HRNEBAY
Station Facility Owner: Southeastern
OS Grid Ref: 617130 167435
Constituency: North Thanet
Local Authority: Kent
NR Region: South East
ELR: VIR 62m 58ch
CRS: HNB / NLC: 5174 / TIPLOC(S): HRNEBAY
Station Facility Owner: Southeastern
OS Grid Ref: 617130 167435
Constituency: North Thanet
Local Authority: Kent
NR Region: South East
ELR: VIR 62m 58ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Herne Bay during 2022/2023:
•Faversham (74,388 journeys)
•London St Pancras International (60,369 journeys)
•Margate (40,775 journeys)
•Ramsgate (36,139 journeys)
•London Victoria (22,588 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Faversham (74,388 journeys)
•London St Pancras International (60,369 journeys)
•Margate (40,775 journeys)
•Ramsgate (36,139 journeys)
•London Victoria (22,588 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Herne Bay's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.| Station | Miles |
| Birchington-On-Sea | 7.98 |
| Chestfield and Swalecliffe | 2.16 |