Birchington-on-Sea Railway Station

BCNGNOS BCH | 5163

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Birchington-on-Sea station is managed by Southeastern and is located in Thanet within the South East area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 148,922 journeys were made between Birchington-on-Sea and Ramsgate—that's 44% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Birchington-on-Sea peaked during 2017-18 with 414,440 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 30% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 76% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Birchington-on-Sea table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	148,761
1998-99	149,209
1999-00	169,836
2000-01	188,696
2001-02	197,768
2002-03	208,249
2003-04
2004-05	229,263
2005-06	250,204
2006-07	257,582
2007-08	272,103
2008-09	278,552
2009-10	273,564
2010-11	266,722
2011-12	270,194
2012-13	269,146
2013-14	291,776
2014-15	324,674
2015-16	342,430
2016-17	377,512
2017-18	414,440
2018-19	410,808
2019-20	405,730
2020-21	122,366
2021-22	282,836
2022-23	307,846
2023-24	340,838
2024-25