Sandwich railway station serves

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

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. The station is south of Ramsgate on the Kent Coast Line.

History

The first proposal for a station at Sandwich was in 1836–37 by the Kent Railway. An independent line to London was considered, but the South Eastern Railway (SER) decided they would construct a branch line from the

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at towards Sandwich and . The station was opened on 1 July 1847. Sandwich had once been a significant port in the

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, but because of changing geography had suffered a lengthy decline. It was hoped a railway would reverse this trend. In 1853, the Sandwich Improvement Association hoped to collaborate with the SER and develop a more significant seaport here, but the SER were not interested. The station initially had a very limited service, with only seven trains running each way, and between 1855 and 1865 the line was single track. A connection to opened on 15 June 1881. Goods services were withdrawn on 7 October 1963. In 2019, a major programme began to expand the station in preparation for

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at the

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. The platforms were extended to so they could accommodate the full 12-car

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trains. The work was completed in early 2021, in time for the

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Services

All services at Sandwich are operated by

using and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to

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* 1 tph to During the peak hours, the station is also served by a number of services between Ramsgate and London Charing Cross via .

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