Thanet Parkway railway station

Thanet Parkway
National Rail
General information
LocationCliffsend
Thanet, Kent
England
Grid referenceTR343645
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTHP
Key dates
31 July 2023Opened
Passengers
2023/24  57,238
 Interchange  289

Thanet Parkway railway station is a railway station in Cliffsend, Kent, that serves Discovery Park Enterprise Zone and new housing developments. It opened on 31 July 2023.[1]

History

Early proposal

In 2012, the developer Cogent announced a planned 800-home development at Manston Green, which would include a parkway station on the Ashford - Canterbury - Ramsgate Line. The new station would also serve Kent International Airport via a bus link.[2] A planning application for this was due to be submitted before the end of 2013.[2]

Revised proposal

The revised proposal by Kent County Council (KCC) was for a Thanet Parkway station on the same section of line but to the west of Cliffsend.[3] This proposal by KCC underwent public consultation in 2015 and was granted planning permission in 2020.[4] Preliminary ground clearance work started in early 2021.

The project is funded with £14 million from the South East Local Enterprise Partnership via the Local Growth Fund, £12 million from the UK Government Getting Building Fund, £3.4 million from the New Stations Fund, £2 million from Thanet District Council, £700,000 from the East Kent Spatial Development Company and £5.8 million from Kent County Council. £875,000 of extra UK Government funding was required in 2022.[5]

As of April 2023 construction was reported as substantially complete,[1] although the originally targeted May 2023 opening date[6][7] had been delayed to 31 July the same year.[1]

Services

All services at Thanet Parkway are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8]

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Southeastern

References

  1. ^ a b c "Thanet Parkway station". Network Rail. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Plans for Manston Airport railway station drawn up". BBC News. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Thanet Parkway Railway Station". Kent County Council. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ Duggan, Ciaran (2 September 2020). "Thanet Parkway Station given the go ahead by Kent County Council". KentOnline. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ Bailes, Kathy (22 November 2022). "Extra £875k granted for Thanet Parkway project to cover rise in material costs". The Isle of Thanet News. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ^ Bailes, Kathy (29 September 2021). "Thanet Parkway railway station building works progress". The Isle of Thanet News. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ^ Bailes, Kathy (5 February 2022). "Thanet Parkway Station build progresses with May 2023 opening date predicted". The Isle of Thanet News. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. ^ Table 194, 197, 207 National Rail timetable, December 2023
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