Minster railway station serves the village of Minster in

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and surrounding villages. It is next to a junction between , and .

Facilities

The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by

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. 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.

History

The station was opened on 13 April 1846 by the South Eastern Railway (SER) on the

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. To the east is the junction station for the SER branch line to

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via

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- itself opened on 1 July 1847. 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. 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 Goods services were withdrawn on 9 September 1963.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

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s were retained, which closed later. 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.

Services

All services at Minster are operated by

using

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to London Charing Cross via * 1 tph to During the peak hours, the station is also served by trains to

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. In addition, a small number of services on the Kent Coast Line double run to serve and reverse at Minster between Ramsgate and and vice versa. The station is also served by a single early morning service to

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, operated by a EMU.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Minster Railway Station Thanet Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846 Railway stations served by Southeastern Railway stations in Kent DfT Category F1 stations 1846 establishments in England