Folkestone West Railway Station

FLKSTNW FKW | 5027

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Folkestone West 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 354,124 journeys were made between Folkestone West and London St Pancras International—that's 52% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Folkestone West peaked during 2018-19 with 793,296 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

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

Passenger Estimates for Folkestone West table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	72,805
1998-99	69,018
1999-00	75,258
2000-01	68,509
2001-02	76,509
2002-03	73,295
2003-04
2004-05	79,810
2005-06	82,527
2006-07	153,977
2007-08	190,866
2008-09	217,579
2009-10	209,074
2010-11	286,703
2011-12	313,178
2012-13	315,972
2013-14	340,620
2014-15	478,156
2015-16	550,804
2016-17	552,692
2017-18	601,430
2018-19	793,296
2019-20	775,466
2020-21	201,292
2021-22	513,322
2022-23	610,330
2023-24	678,666
2024-25