Bekesbourne railway station is on the

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branch of the

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in England, and serves the villages of

Bekesbourne Bekesbourne is a village near Canterbury in Kent, South East England. The village is centred ESE of the city's cathedral and its centre stretches less than 1 km from its railway station to the A2 road to the south. Amenities The parish ch ...

and

Patrixbourne Patrixbourne is a rural English village south-east of Canterbury in Kent. It is mostly taken up by agricultural hills and along with almost contiguous Bekesbourne to the north it makes up the civil parish of Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne in the ...

, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and . The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by

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. The station and the line it serves were built by the

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and opened on 22 July 1861. The platforms are linked by a footbridge. The country-bound platform is accessible by public footpath. Nearby is a viaduct over the Nailbourne Stream, a tributary of the River Stour. Bekesbourne Station 1782491 7d4df74f

Facilities

Bekesbourne station is unstaffed and facilities are limited. Tickets can be purchased from the self-service

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at the station and there are passenger help points located on each platforms. There is also a basic shelter located on each platform. There is also a small chargeable car park located at the station, operated by Saba Parking. Step-free access is available to both of the platforms at Bekesbourne.

Services

All services at Bekesbourne are operated by

using

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to via * 1 tph to During the peak hours, the service is increased to 2 tph.

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City of Canterbury Railway stations in Kent DfT Category F2 stations Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1861 Railway stations served by Southeastern 1861 establishments in England {{Kent-railstation-stub