Whitstable Railway Station

WHSTBLE WHI | 5196
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Whitstable station is managed by Southeastern and is located in Canterbury within the South East area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 241,720 journeys were made between Whitstable and London St Pancras International—that's 31% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Whitstable peaked during 2018-19 with 956,416 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 27% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 77% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Whitstable table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98530,045
1998-99557,466
1999-00585,787
2000-01660,757
2001-02630,197
2002-03650,334
2003-04 
2004-05649,127
2005-06701,477
2006-07773,716
2007-08775,633
2008-09782,536
2009-10741,560
2010-11745,678
2011-12763,454
2012-13753,450
2013-14777,722
2014-15801,556
2015-16828,552
2016-17844,786
2017-18886,016
2018-19956,416
2019-20941,992
2020-21251,424
2021-22634,860
2022-23721,030
2023-24768,370
2024-25