Folkestone Central railway station
View taken in the 1990s before the up platform (on the left) was closed and all trains use the down platform (on the right). | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Folkestone, Folkestone & Hythe England | ||||
| Grid reference | TR220362 | ||||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | FKC | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 September 1884 | Opened as "Cheriton Arch" | ||||
| September 1886 | Renamed "Radnor Park" | ||||
| 1 June 1895 | Renamed "Folkestone Central" | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 1.031 million | ||||
| Interchange | 11,123 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.268 million | ||||
| Interchange | 2,144 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.683 million | ||||
| Interchange | 7,455 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.812 million | ||||
| Interchange | 15,263 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.903 million | ||||
| Interchange | 17,044 | ||||
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Folkestone Central railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, and is the main station serving the town of Folkestone, Kent. It is 69 miles 73 chains (112.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. All trains that call are operated by Southeastern.