The train company, Southeastern has announced that extra weekday trains leave London Victoria heading to the Kent coast each morning, calling at selected south east London stations and on to the coast, with a choice of trains returning to London on the way home.
Additional trains will also leave London Cannon Street at the weekend, with direct return journeys at the end of the day.
(c) Southeastern
Southeastern’s station manager for Margate, Edward Goddard, said: “With so many fantastic beaches and seaside destinations on our doorstep we’re pleased once again to have been able to add extra trains over the summer holidays to help our customers get to the coast.”
These semi-fast trains are in addition to the normal stopping services.
The extra departure will run on weekdays during school holidays, from 24th July until 1st September
Leaving Victoria at 9:22am, it will call at Lewisham, Blackheath, Charlton, Woolwich Arsenal, Plumstead, Abbey Wood, Slade Green, Dartford, Greenhithe for Bluewater, Gravesend, Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Faversham and onto the coast, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate.
Southeastern has also added more seaside trains at weekends from Victoria running every half an hour until Friday 1 September, as well as extra trains from Cannon Street and London Bridge at weekends – including in the return direction.
On Saturdays until Saturday 2nd September:
Two additional services from London Cannon Street to Ramsgate departing at 8:25am and 9:25am, calling at London Bridge, Lewisham, Blackheath, Charlton, all stations to Dartford, then Greenhithe, Gravesend, Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Faversham, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Margate and Broadstairs.
Two additional services will leave Ramsgate for London Cannon Street at 4:44pm and 5:44pm.
On Sundays until Sunday 3rd September:
An additional service from London Cannon Street to Ramsgate departing at 9:28am, calling at London Bridge, Lewisham, Blackheath, Charlton, all stations to Dartford via Woolwich Arsenal, then Greenhithe, Gravesend, Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Faversham, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Margate and Broadstairs.
An additional service from Ramsgate to London Cannon Street departs at 5:45pm.
The above trains are subject to changes if engineering works are taking place at weekends.
Used to be one on the Catford loop to Ramsgate, wonder what happened to that?