£34m Thanet Parkway opens
A NEW station in Kent, Thanet Parkway, opened to passengers on July 31. Located at Cliffsend, just west of Ramsgate, the station is near to the junction of the A299 and A256 roads and Manston airfield.
Costing £34.5m, construction of the station – which is unstaffed and has two 250 metre platforms able to accommodate 12-car trains – began early in 2021. It will be served by both high speed services between London St Pancras International to Margate and SouthEastern services from London Bridge, Charing Cross or Cannon Street. Fastest journey time to London will be 70 mins.