Folkestone Central railway station

Folkestone Central railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, and is the main station serving the town of , Kent. It is 69 miles 73 chains down the line from . All trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “FKC”, “Folkestone Central Railway Station”, and “Folkestone Central Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United Reformed Church and Royal Victoria Hospital.

Church
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is situated 730 feet southeast of Folkestone Central railway station.

Hospital
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The , Folkestone, is a community hospital located on the edge of Radnor Park in , , in England. It is managed by the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Folkestone Central railway station.

Railway station
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is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the western area of , Kent. It is 69 miles 22 chains down the line from . is situated 3,400 feet west of Folkestone Central railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandgate and Cheriton.

Village
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is a village in the and Urban Area in the Folkestone and Hythe district of , England. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2001 census.

Suburb
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is a northern suburb of , in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of , England. It is the location of the English terminal of the as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Folkestone Central railway station.

Village
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is a town and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of , England. The original village of is actually just less than a mile due east of the present village centre; the village of was formed by the merging of and Uphill. is situated 2½ miles north of Folkestone Central railway station.

Folkestone Central railway station

Latitude
51.08281° or 51° 4′ 58″ north
Longitude
1.16839° or 1° 10′ 6″ east
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
Operator
Southeastern
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“FKC”
Open location code
9F3335M9+49
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6688385708
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6945263
Wiki­data ID
Q2081146
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Folkestone Central railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Folkestone Central”
  • Dutch: “Station Folkestone Central”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة فولكيستون سينترال”
  • French: “Folkestone Central”
  • French: “gare de Folkestone Central”
  • French: “Gare de Folkestone Central”
  • German: “Bahnhof Folkestone Central”
  • Japanese: “フォークストン・セントラル駅”
  • Japanese: “フォークストン”
  • Polish: “Folkestone Central”
  • Romanian: “gara Folkestone Central”
  • Urdu: “فوکسٹن سینٹرل ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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