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Minster railway station serves the village of Minster in Kent and surrounding villages. It is next to a junction between Canterbury West, Ramsgate and Sandwich.

Minster
General information
Location	Minster-in-Thanet, Thanet England
Grid reference	TR311641
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	MSR
Classification	DfT category F1
Key dates
13 April 1846[1]	Opened as Minster
1 January 1852	Renamed Minster Junction
1 August 1901	Renamed Minster Junction (Thanet)
7 May 1945	Renamed Minster (Thanet)
1952	Renamed Minster (Thanet), Junction for Sandwich, Deal and Walmer
1971	Renamed Minster
Passengers
2016/17	66,796
Interchange	2,517
2017/18	75,968
Interchange	3,111
2018/19	78,422
Interchange	2,719
2019/20	72,806
Interchange	1,522
2020/21	20,300
Interchange	594
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Facilities

The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern. 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.[2]

History

The station was opened on 13 April 1846 by the South Eastern Railway (SER) on the Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line.[1] To the east is the junction station for the SER branch line to Deal via Sandwich - itself opened on 1 July 1847.[3][4]

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.[5]

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 Goods services were withdrawn on 9 September 1963.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 refuge sidings were retained, which closed later.[6]

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.[1]

Services

All services at Minster are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

• 1 tph to London Victoria via Maidstone East
• 1 tph to Ramsgate

During the peak hours, the station is also served by trains to London Charing Cross and London Cannon Street via Tonbridge. In addition, a small number of services on the Kent Coast Line double run to serve and reverse at Minster between Ramsgate and Sandwich and vice versa.

The station is also served by a single early morning service to London St Pancras International, operated by a Class 395 EMU.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Sturry		Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate Line		Ramsgate
Sandwich		Southeastern Kent Coast Line Peak Hours Only
	Disused railways
Grove Ferry and Upstreet		Southern Railway Kent Coast Line		Richborough Castle Halt
		British Rail Southern Region Ashford to Ramsgate Line		Ebbsfleet and Cliffsend Halt

References

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External links

• Train times and station information for Minster railway station from National Rail

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