Westgate-on-Sea railway station
Westgate-on-Sea railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. It is 72 miles 35 chains down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Birchington-on-Sea and Margate.- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Westgate-on-Sea, Thanet, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “gare de Westgate-on-Sea”, “Westgate-on-Sea Railway Station”, “Westgate-on-Sea Station”, and “WGA”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Carlton Cinema and Church of St Saviour.
Carlton Cinema
Movie theater
The Carlton Cinema, in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England dates from 1910. Carlton Cinema is situated 510 feet northwest of Westgate-on-Sea railway station.
Church of St Saviour
Church
Church of St Saviour is situated 610 feet northwest of Westgate-on-Sea railway station.
St James
Church
St James is a church, which is situated 3,000 feet east of Westgate-on-Sea railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westgate-on-Sea and Garlinge.
Westgate-on-Sea
Town
Westgate-on-Sea is a seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of Kent, England.
Westbrook
Suburb
Westbrook is a Victorian seaside resort on the Thanet peninsula in the southeast corner of England.
Westgate-on-Sea railway station
- Categories: station and transport
- Location: Thanet District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.38128° or 51° 22′ 53″ north
Longitude
1.33823° or 1° 20′ 18″ east
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Network
Abbreviation
“WGA”
Open location code
9F3398JQ+G7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Westgate-on-Sea railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Station Westgate-on-Sea”
- Dutch: “Station Westgate-On-Sea”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ويستجات اون سيا”
- French: “Westgate-on-Sea”
- Polish: “Westgate-on-Sea (stacja kolejowa)”
- Polish: “Westgate-on-Sea”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ گیٹ آن سی ریلوے اسٹیشن”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Birchington and Margate.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Westgate-on-Sea and The Sandwich Shack.
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