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Location notes
Broadstairs is in North Kent between Margate and Ramsgate on the Chatham Mainline.
Railway type and traffic
The station sees regular South Eastern services to London Victoria, Charing Cross, Chatham, Margate and Ramsgate.
Environment
This staffed station can sometimes be quite busy, especially during the summer months.
Road directions
From Margate, head South down the high street. This will become the A255 (St.Peters Road.) Follow this road to Broadstairs. If you do not deviate, you will soon pass under the railway when you get to Broadstairs. The road up to the station is immediately on the left as you pass under the railway.
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Broadstairs map co-ordinates
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Broadstairs map co-ordinates
Parking
You can pay and display in the station car-park.
Public transport
Amenities
There are toilets at the station and a vending machine.
If you walk out of the station and turn left, following the road downhill, you will pass many shops, and a supermarket. There are numerous pubs and cafes by the coast itself, but this is a 10-15 minute walk.
If you walk out of the station and turn left, following the road downhill, you will pass many shops, and a supermarket. There are numerous pubs and cafes by the coast itself, but this is a 10-15 minute walk.
Sun Compass
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Broadstairs
Streetmap links
Broadstairs general view map
Broadstairs close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Broadstairs
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Broadstairs
Googly map
Broadstairs general view map
Broadstairs close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Broadstairs
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Photographic notes
Various shots can be had from the station platforms here, and also from the station footbridge. There is also a footbridge to the south of the station where shots can be had.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking north
Fig 4 - Looking south east
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
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.
