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

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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