Minster
National Rail
General information
LocationMinster-in-Thanet, Thanet
England
Grid referenceTR311641
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMSR
ClassificationDfT category F1
Key dates
13 April 1846[1]Opened as Minster
1 January 1852Renamed Minster Junction
1 August 1901Renamed Minster Junction (Thanet)
7 May 1945Renamed Minster (Thanet)
1952Renamed Minster (Thanet), Junction for Sandwich, Deal and Walmer
1971Renamed Minster
Passengers
2018/19Increase 78,422
 Interchange Decrease 2,719
2019/20Decrease 72,806
 Interchange Decrease 1,522
2020/21Decrease 20,300
 Interchange Decrease 594
2021/22Increase 49,964
 Interchange Increase 1,897
2022/23Increase 66,606
 Interchange Increase 2,031
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Minster railway station serves the village of Minster in Kent and surrounding villages. It is next to a junction between Canterbury West, Ramsgate and Sandwich.

Facilities

The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern. On the Ramsgate-bound platform, there is a ticket machine offering a full range of tickets. The former booking office is still standing but no longer in use.[2]

History

The station was opened on 13 April 1846 by the South Eastern Railway (SER) on the Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line.[1] To the east is the junction station for the SER branch line to Deal via Sandwich - itself opened on 1 July 1847.[3][4]

Originally there was no connection for trains running from Ramsgate SER Station to Deal and services were provided from a bay platform. Services from Sandwich and Deal terminated at Minster, where passengers then had to change trains for services towards Ramsgate. A connecting spur opened in October 1858 to resolve this issue.[5]

Along with other stations along the line, electrification took place in 1962, with services beginning on 18 June. Goods services were withdrawn on 9 September 1963. A set of refuge sidings were retained, which closed later.[6]

The station has had a number of names over its lifetime. It was renamed Minster Junction on 1 January 1852, then Minster Junction (Thanet) on 1 August 1901, Minster (Thanet) on 7 May 1945, and reverting to Minster around 1971.[1]

Services

All services at Minster are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

During the peak hours, the station is also served by trains to London Cannon Street. In addition, a small number of services on the Kent Coast Line double run to serve and reverse at Minster between Ramsgate and Sandwich and vice versa.

The station is also served by a single early morning service to London St Pancras International, operated by a Class 395 EMU.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Peak Hours Only
Southeastern
Peak Hours Only
Disused railways
Southern Railway
  British Rail
Southern Region
   Ebbsfleet and Cliffsend Halt

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Butt 1995, p. 161.
  2. ↑ "Minster". National Rail. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Opening of the Minster and Deal Railway". London Evening Standard. England. 1 July 1847. Retrieved 26 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ McCarthy & McCarthy 2007, p. 53.
  5. ↑ Gray 1990, p. 252.
  6. ↑ McCarthy & McCarthy 2007, pp. 53, 128.
  7. ↑ Table 197, 207 National Rail timetable, December 2022

Sources

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