Sturry | |
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Station platforms, signal box, and level crossing
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Location | |
Place | Sturry |
Local authority | Canterbury |
Grid reference | TR177603 |
Operations | |
Station code | STU |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | E |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2011/12 | 61,012 |
2012/13 | 69,062 |
2013/14 | 72,962 |
2014/15 | 75,272 |
2015/16 | 78,546 |
History | |
1 June 1847 | Opened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sturry from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
Sturry railway station serves the village of Sturry near Canterbury in Kent, England. The station is 2 1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) north east of Canterbury West on the Ashford to Ramsgate Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. It is also the nearest station to the town of Fordwich. On the Ramsgate-bound platform, there is a staffed booking office - open only at certain times - as well as a PERTIS passenger-operated self-service ticket machine issuing Permits to Travel.
As of December 2011[update] the typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Ramsgate and one train per hour to London Charing Cross via Canterbury West.
There is one morning service to London St Pancras International along the HS1 Line operated by a Class 395 Javelin unit. This service departs at 0518.
Coordinates: 51°18′03.8″N 1°07′20″E / 51.301056°N 1.12222°E