Margate East was a railway station in Margate, Kent, United Kingdom. It opened in 1863 and was closed in 1953
History In 1857, the Herne Bay and Faversham Railway was granted approval to construct a long railway line from to via , despite severe opposition from the South Eastern Railway. In 1859, permission was granted to extend to Margate and the company changed its name to the Margate and London Railway. It was arranged that the London, Chatham and Dover Railway would work the line. By 1861, permission had been granted to extend to Ramsgate, and a further change of name to the Kent Coast Railway had taken place. The line between Herne Bay and Ramsgate opened on 5 October 1863.
Margate East was from , and thus about from London Victoria station. In July 1922, service was six trains per day from London, and five trains per day to London. Margate East was closed in 1953
External links Photographs of Margate East via Margate Historical Society.
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