Whitstable and Tankerton railway station
Whitstable 
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| Location | |
| Place | Whitstable |
| Local authority | City of Canterbury |
| Grid reference | TR112664 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WHI |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.763 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.753 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.778 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.802 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.829 million |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1 January 1915 | Opened as Whitstable Town and Tankerton |
| 1 February 1936 | Renamed Whitstable and Tankerton |
| 1979 | Renamed Whitstable |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Whitstable from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Whitstable railway station is on the Ramsgate branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Whitstable, Kent. It is 59 miles 6 chains (95.1 km) down-line from London Victoria and is situated between Faversham and Chestfield & Swalecliffe.
The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
Whitstable has been served by five different stations on two different routes. The route between Faversham and Whitstable was opened by the Margate Railway on 1 August 1860, and was extended to Herne Bay on 13 July 1861. The first station on that line to serve Whitstable was in Oxford Street, and had latterly been known as Whitstable Town; it closed on 31 December 1914.
The following day, a new station was opened 705 yards (645 m) to the east; this was named Whitstable Town & Tankerton. This was renamed Whitstable & Tankerton on 1 February 1936, and Whitstable in 1979.
Coordinates: 51°21′27.36″N 1°2′0.55″E / 51.3576000°N 1.0334861°E
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