Folkestone Central Railway Station

FLKSTNC FKC | 5035

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Folkestone Central station is managed by Southeastern and is located in Folkestone and Hythe within the South East area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 386,822 journeys were made between Folkestone Central and London St Pancras International—that's 43% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Folkestone Central peaked during 2017-18 with 1,092,130 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 26% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 79% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Folkestone Central table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	786,640
1998-99	797,647
1999-00	795,316
2000-01	806,725
2001-02	829,057
2002-03	792,120
2003-04
2004-05	876,640
2005-06	910,165
2006-07	905,764
2007-08	949,152
2008-09	929,371
2009-10	885,789
2010-11	1,004,630
2011-12	1,082,300
2012-13	1,037,570
2013-14	1,056,495
2014-15	1,037,218
2015-16	994,568
2016-17	1,021,036
2017-18	1,092,130
2018-19	1,055,010
2019-20	1,031,302
2020-21	267,698
2021-22	682,674
2022-23	811,686
2023-24	902,566
2024-25