Westgate-on-Sea railway station

Westgate-on-Sea railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. It is 72 miles 35 chains (116.6 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Birchington-on-Sea and Margate.

Westgate-on-Sea
General information
Location	Westgate-on-Sea, District of Thanet England
Grid reference	TR323699
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WGA
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	April 1871
Passengers
2019/20	0.150 million
2020/21	39,708
2021/22	0.105 million
2022/23	0.130 million
2023/24	0.169 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.

Services

All services at Westgate-on-Sea are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[1]

• 1 tph to London Victoria
• 1 tph to Ramsgate

Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours. The station is also served by a small number of High Speed services to London St Pancras International.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Birchington-on-Sea		Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Ramsgate Branch		Margate