Ramsgate railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Kent, England}}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Ramsgate
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Ramsgate Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 4014003.jpg
| borough = Ramsgate, District of Thanet
| country = England
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TR371657|25|TR371657}}
| manager = Southeastern
| platforms = 4
| code = RAM
| classification = DfT category D
| opened = 2 July 1926
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 1.330 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 77,482}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.417 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 22,090}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 1.007 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 60,432}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 1.152 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 0.134 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 1.289 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 0.153 million}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
| embedded = {{Infobox designation list|embed=yes
| designation1 = Grade II
| designation1_feature = Ramsgate Station
| designation1_date = 4 February 1988 (amended 11 July 2000)
| designation1_number = 1086060{{NHLE |num= 1086060|desc= Ramsgate Railway Station|access-date=27 July 2016}}
}}
}}
Ramsgate railway station serves the town of Ramsgate in Thanet in Kent, England. The station lies on the Chatham Main Line, {{convert|79|mi|21|chain|km}} down the line from {{stn|London Victoria}}, the Kent Coast Line, and the Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line. The station is managed by Southeastern, which (including Southeastern High Speed) operates all trains serving it.
Architecture
Ramsgate railway station is a 1920s brick-built station thought to have been designed by James Robb Scott and Edwin Maxwell Fry, and built between 1924 and 1926. Margate station and the demolished Dumpton Park station are of a similar design. The building is Grade II listed.{{citation|url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-172019-ramsgate-station-bristish-rail-ramsgate|title = Ramsgate Station (British Rail), Ramsgate| work = www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}
Services
All services at Ramsgate are operated by Southeastern using {{brc|375}} and {{brc|395|n}} EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:{{NRtimes|December 2023|194, 207, 212}}
- 3 tph to London St Pancras International (1 of these runs via {{stnlnk|Canterbury West}}, 1 runs via {{stnlnk|Dover Priory}} and 1 runs via {{stnlnk|Chatham|Kent}})
- 1 tph to London Charing Cross via Canterbury West and {{stnlnk|Tonbridge}}
- 1 tph to {{stn|London Victoria}} via Chatham
- 1 tph to {{stnlnk|Margate}}
Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street call at the station during the peak hours.
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History
{{Ramsgate and Margate RDT}}
Trains first reached Ramsgate in April 1846 when the South Eastern Railway (SER) opened a line from Canterbury. It terminated at Ramsgate SER, later to be called Ramsgate Town, which, unlike the present-day station, was in the town centre. Later the same year the line opened across Thanet to Margate, to Margate SER (later Margate Sands). Trains from Canterbury to Margate had to reverse at Ramsgate Town; a chord was built bypassing the station, but not often used. St Lawrence station was opened in 1864 just before this chord, but closed in 1916.
The London Chatham & Dover Railway (LCDR) reached Margate from Herne Bay in 1863. This called at Margate LC&DR (later Margate West), East Margate (later Margate East), Broadstairs, and via a 1630 yd tunnel terminated at Ramsgate LC&DR (later Ramsgate Harbour), near the harbour and beach.
This arrangement was inherited by Southern Railway on grouping in 1923. In 1926 a new line was opened connecting the SER line from east of Ramsgate Town to the LCDR line just south of Broadstairs. The current Ramsgate station and a new station at Dumpton Park were built on this new line. The Ramsgate Harbour station, line through the tunnel, and the Ramsgate Town station and old SER line across to Margate Sands were all closed in July 1926. This change made for operational convenience, but has the disadvantage that the town centre is no longer served.
=Motive power depot=
{{anchor|Ramsgate depot}}
{{see also|Ramsgate EMU Depot}}
The SER opened a motive power depot near Ramsgate Station in April 1846. This was closed by the Southern Railway in 1926 and replaced by a larger facility in 1930. This closed to steam locomotives in 1959 and was converted for use servicing electric multiple units introduced by the Southern Region following the British Railways Kent Coast Electrification.Roger Griffiths and Paul Smith, The directory of British engine sheds: 1, Oxford, OPC, 1999. p. 65.
The depot ({{coord|51.3421|1.4018|display=inline|type:landmark_region:GB|name=Ramsgate depot}}) was modernised in 2007{{citation|url= http://www.railwaystrategies.co.uk/article-page.php?contentid=4622&issueid=181| title = Fitzpatrick Contractors Ltd - News from Fitzpatrick: new depots, new division| date = 11 March 2008| work = www.railwaystrategies.co.uk}} and opened in late 2008.{{citation |url= http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/magazine/pdf/RHUK/Issue154.pdf| title=New Ramsgate depot opens |page=6 |journal= Railway Herald | issue=154| date = 3 November 2008| issn= 1751-8091}}
Connections
The station is situated in the northern Ramsgate parish of St Lawrence, a 10-minute walk away from Ramsgate town centre. The "Loop" bus service operated by Stagecoach South East connects the station with Ramsgate town centre and nearby Thanet settlements, including those not served by rail such as Westwood.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Ramsgate railway station}}
{{stn art lnk|RAM|CT117RE}}
- Glasspool, David. [http://www.kentrail.org.uk/Ramsgate.htm Ramsgate] – history of Ramsgate station and railway
- Glasspool, David. [http://www.kentrail.org.uk/ramsgate_mpd.htm Ramsgate MPD] – history of Ramsgate rolling stock depot
- Glasspool, David. [http://www.kentrail.org.uk/ramsgate_hitachi_depot.htm Ramsgate Maintenance Depot] – post 2007 depot description
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Category:DfT Category D stations
Category:Former Southern Railway (UK) stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1926
Category:Railway stations served by Southeastern
Category:James Robb Scott buildings