Folkestone West railway station

Folkestone West railway station 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 .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “FKW”, “Folkestone West Railway Station”, and “Folkestone West Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Harvey Grammar School and Cheriton Road Cemetery.

School
is located in , , England. It is a grammar school with academy status founded by the family of William Harvey in 1674. is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Folkestone West railway station.

Cemetery
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,400 feet east of Folkestone West railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. is situated 3,400 feet east of Folkestone West 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
Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Village
is a coastal village in the civil parish of , in the Folkestone and Hythe district of , England, lying on the coast of the between and Hythe. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Folkestone West railway station.

Folkestone West railway station

Latitude
51.08472° or 51° 5′ 5″ north
Longitude
1.15378° or 1° 9′ 14″ east
Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)
Operator
Southeastern
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“FKW”
Open location code
9F3335M3+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6688385709
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6945264
Wiki­data ID
Q2313864
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Folkestone West railway station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “福克斯通西車站”
  • Chinese: “福克斯通西车站”
  • Dutch: “station Folkestone West”
  • Dutch: “Station Folkestone West”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة فولكيستون ويست”
  • French: “Folkestone West”
  • French: “gare de Folkestone West”
  • French: “Gare de Folkestone West”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת הרכבת פולקסטון מערב”
  • Romanian: “gara Folkestone West”
  • Urdu: “فوکسٹن ویسٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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