Bekesbourne railway station

Bekesbourne railway station is on the branch of the Chatham Main Line; it serves the villages of and , in , England. It is sited 64 miles 58 chains down the line from , situated between and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Bekesbourne, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Bekesbourne Railway Station”, “Bekesbourne Station”, and “BKS”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary and Howletts Wild Animal Park.

Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2,900 feet south of Bekesbourne railway station.

Zoo
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in the parish of Bekesbourne, near in , was established as a private zoo in 1957 by John Aspinall. In 1962, the House known as Howletts was being restored. is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Bekesbourne railway station.

Church
Photo: Chris Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Bekesbourne railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bekesbourne and Patrixbourne.

Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the district, in , South-East England.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the district in , England. It is 3 miles south-east of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish near in , . village is in the valley in a rural setting on the old Roman road, Watling Street, formerly the main road between London and .

Bekesbourne railway station

Latitude
51.2614° or 51° 15′ 41″ north
Longitude
1.13723° or 1° 8′ 14″ east
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
Wheelchair access
limited
Operator
SE Trains
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“BKS”
Open location code
9F33746P+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6689773481
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6945274
Wiki­data ID
Q4881599
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Bekesbourne railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Bekesbourne”
  • Dutch: “Station Bekesbourne”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة بيكيسبورن”
  • French: “Bekesbourne”
  • French: “gare de Bekesbourne”
  • Urdu: “بیکیس بورن ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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