Minster railway station

Not to be confused with Minster, Swale.

Minster
General information
LocationMinster-in-Thanet, Thanet
England
Grid referenceTR311641
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMSR
ClassificationDfT category F1
Key dates
13 April 1846[1]Opened as Minster
1 January 1852Renamed Minster Junction
1 August 1901Renamed Minster Junction (Thanet)
7 May 1945Renamed Minster (Thanet)
1952Renamed Minster (Thanet), Junction for Sandwich, Deal and Walmer
1971Renamed Minster
Passengers
2019/20 72,806
 Interchange  1,522
2020/21 20,300
 Interchange  594
2021/22 49,964
 Interchange  1,897
2022/23 66,606
 Interchange  2,031
2023/24 84,238
 Interchange  1,695
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Minster railway station serves the village of Minster in Kent and surrounding villages. It is next to a junction between Canterbury West, Ramsgate and Sandwich.

Facilities

The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern. On the Ramsgate-bound platform, there is a ticket machine offering a full range of tickets. The former booking office is still standing but no longer in use.[2]

History

The station was opened on 13 April 1846 by the South Eastern Railway (SER) on the Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line.[1] To the east is the junction station for the SER branch line to Deal via Sandwich - itself opened on 1 July 1847.[3][4]

Originally there was no connection for trains running from Ramsgate SER Station to Deal and services were provided from a bay platform. Services from Sandwich and Deal terminated at Minster, where passengers then had to change trains for services towards Ramsgate. A connecting spur opened in October 1858 to resolve this issue.[5]

Along with other stations along the line, electrification took place in 1962, with services beginning on 18 June. Goods services were withdrawn on 9 September 1963. A set of refuge sidings were retained, which closed later.[6]

The station has had a number of names over its lifetime. It was renamed Minster Junction on 1 January 1852, then Minster Junction (Thanet) on 1 August 1901, Minster (Thanet) on 7 May 1945, and reverting to Minster around 1971.[1]

Services

All services at Minster are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

During the peak hours, the station is also served by trains to London Cannon Street. In addition, a small number of services on the Kent Coast Line double run to serve and reverse at Minster between Ramsgate and Sandwich and vice versa.

The station is also served by a single early morning service to London St Pancras International, operated by a Class 395 EMU.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Southeastern
Peak Hours Only
Disused railways
Southern Railway
  British Rail
Southern Region
   Ebbsfleet and Cliffsend Halt

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 161.
  2. ^ "Minster". National Rail. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Opening of the Minster and Deal Railway". London Evening Standard. England. 1 July 1847. Retrieved 26 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ McCarthy & McCarthy 2007, p. 53.
  5. ^ Gray 1990, p. 252.
  6. ^ McCarthy & McCarthy 2007, pp. 53, 128.
  7. ^ Table 197, 207 National Rail timetable, December 2022

Sources

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