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Location notes
Birchington is a sea-side village near Margate in Kent. The station is on the Chatham line, and is served by South eastern trains.
Railway type and traffic
There are generally two trains an hour each way, and these are formed of class 375 Electrostars.
Environment
The station is usually quite quiet, and is staffed on a part-time basis.
Road directions
From Margate, take the A28 towards Canterbury. This road leads you directly into the village. When you are in the village, the need to follow the conveniently named 'Station road'. At the end of this stretch of road, you will see signs for the station. Be aware of the small one-way section of road that is in operation here.
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Birchington-on-Sea map co-ordinates
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Parking
There is usually ample parking by the station building itself.
Public transport
There are frequent buses, including weekends from Margate Station. Look for bus routes 8 and 9.
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Amenities
There are no longer amenities at the station, but just a short walk into the centre of the village provides much to choose from. 'Seabell' Fish and Chips are as the name implies, and 'Tandoori Nite' on station Road has to be visited if you like your curries. One of the best in the country.
There is also a large Co-op store, numerous other shops, tea rooms, and several pubs.
There is also a large Co-op store, numerous other shops, tea rooms, and several pubs.
Accommodation
The Kings Head and Sea view Hotel offer accommodation.
Sun Compass
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Streetmap links
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Photographic notes
Photographs can be taken from both platforms, and from both directions. Remains of the old station sidings can be seen at the far eastern end of the main platform. Photographs can also be taken from the stations footbridge. There is also another footbridge, just to the west of the station, next to the road bridge. Shots to the west can be taken here, but can often be difficult due to the lighting and tall trees.
The road bridge is to see some modification work soon, and at present, it is unclear as to whether this will affect the footbridge or not.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Fig 2 - Looking east
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
