Ebbsfleet International railway station
Ebbsfleet International 
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| Location | |
| Place | Ebbsfleet Valley, Kent |
| Local authority | Borough of Dartford |
| Grid reference | TQ613741 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | EBD |
| Managed by | Network Rail (High Speed) for HS1 Ltd |
| Owned by | London and Continental Railways |
| Number of platforms | 6 |
| DfT category | B |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.912 million |
| – Interchange |
47,238 |
| 2012/13 |
1.175 million |
| – Interchange |
49,124 |
| 2013/14 |
1.263 million |
| – Interchange |
53,507 |
| 2014/15 |
1.474 million |
| – Interchange |
 51,974 |
| 2015/16 |
1.674 million |
| – Interchange |
55,100 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 19 November 2007 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ebbsfleet International from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Ebbsfleet International railway station is a railway station in Ebbsfleet Valley, in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, 10 miles (16 kilometres) outside the eastern boundary of Greater London, England. It is near Dartford and the Bluewater shopping centre to the west and Gravesend to the east. The station is part of the Thames Gateway urban regeneration, a project of national priority. It stands on the High Speed 1 rail line, around 400 metres (440 yards) south-west of Northfleet railway station and the Stonebridge Road area of Northfleet. The station lies off the A2 trunk road, about 5 mi (8 km) from its junction with the M25 motorway. During the London 2012 Olympics, it served as a primary park-and-rail service as it is very close to the M25 motorway, allowing easy access for over 10 million commuters.
Ebbsfleet International is owned by HS1 Ltd, which acquired a 30-year concession to own and operate the High Speed 1 railway and the stations: St Pancras International, Stratford International, Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International.
The name Ebbsfleet is an artificial creation of seventeenth-century antiquaries, partly inspired by the name of Ebbsfleet in Thanet, 75 km (47 mi) to the east.
The station opened to the public on 19 November 2007 for people travelling on South Eastern High Speed Trains, later than St Pancras International because the security equipment was transferred from Waterloo International. The station was formally opened to Eurostar and dedicated in a ceremony by Dame Kelly Holmes on 29 January 2008.
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