Thanet Parkway railway station is a railway station under construction in

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, Kent, that will serve

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and new housing developments. It is due to open on 31 July 2023.

History

In 2012, the developer Cogent announced a planned 800-home development at Manston Green, which would include a Parkway Station on the Ashford - Canterbury - Ramsgate Line. The new station would also serve Kent International Airport via a bus link. A

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for this was due to be submitted before the end of 2013.

Current proposal

The current proposal by

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(KCC) is for a Thanet Parkway station on the same section of line but to the west of Cliffsend. This proposal by KCC underwent public consultation in 2015 and was granted planning permission in 2020. Preliminary ground clearance work started in early 2021. The project is funded with £14 million from the South East Local Enterprise Partnership via the Local Growth Fund, £12 million from the UK Government Getting Building Fund, £3.4 million from the New Stations Fund, £2 million from Thanet District Council, £700,000 from the East Kent Spatial Development Company and £5.8 million from Kent County Council. £875,000 of extra UK Government funding was required in 2022. construction was reported as substantially complete, although the originally targeted May 2023 opening date had been delayed to 31 July the same year.

Proposed services

Proposed services from Thanet Parkway include a high-speed service from , connecting with

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at .

References

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