Folkestone West

Address

Folkestone West station
Station Approach
off Shorncliffe Road
CT20 3PA

Station staff availability

Station staff availability
Mon - Fri	06:25-13:05
Sat	07:35-14:15
Sun	Closed

For full accessibility information at Folkestone West, view our accessibility info below.

Ticket office availability

Ticket office availability
Mon - Fri:	06:25-13:05
Sat:	07:35-14:15
Sun:	Closed

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Station details

A reduced off-peak service is operating from this station. Please check your journey before you travel.

Accessibility

Accessible Booking Office Counter	Yes
Accessible Booking Office Counter Note: There are standing height and wheelchair height ticket counters available.
Induction Loop	Yes
Accessible Public Telephones	Yes
Accessible Public Telephones Note: Public telephones are not wheelchair accessible
Accessible Toilets	Yes
Accessible Toilets Note: Platform 1 - Available during staffing hours. This toilet is stoma friendly.
Wheelchairs Available	No
Ramp For Train Access	Yes
Step Free Access	No
Step Free Access Note: Category B2. This station has a degree of step-free access to the platform, which may be in both directions or in one direction only - please check details - Step Free access to Platform 1 via main entrance off Shorncliffe Road. Step free access to platform 2 via side entrance off Station Road. Step access between platforms via station subway. Step free Interchange between platforms via steep roads is in excess of 500 metres.

Accessible Taxis	Yes
Accessible Taxis Note: Accessible taxis are available to book
Accessible Ticket Machines	Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines Note: by entrance to platform 1
Impaired Mobility Set Down	Yes
Helpline Contact	Yes
0345 322 7021 or Text relay 18001 0345 322 7021 Freephone 0800 783 4524 or Text Relay 18001 0800 783 4524
Helpline Contact Note: *Helpline closed on Christmas Day
Staff Help Available	Yes
Mon - Fri: 6:25 AM to 1:05 PM Sat: 7:35 AM to 2:15 PM Sun: Unavailable
Assisted Travel: Assistance navigating through the station and getting on and off trains (by ramp if required) is available during station staffing hours (see Staff Help available times) . You can now book assistance up to 2 hours before your journey. You can also travel without booking, just make yourself known to staff as far in advance as possible of the train you would like to get - we recommend at least 20 minutes. The meeting point for assisted travel is the ticket office or you can use the help point on the platform. There are staff on all the trains that call at this station that can assist with getting on and off trains only. If no staff at the station ensure you position yourself on the platform so the on train staff can see you.Where staff are not available at the station to assist, and you need assistance beyond just getting on or off the train, we now have a mobile Assistance Team who can be deployed to stations. This can be arranged in advance by booking through Customer Services or by using the Help Point on the station (although inevitably there will be a delay if not booked in advance) - alternatively a taxi can be arranged, at no additional cost, to convey you to the nearest station where you can be assisted further.

Station facilities

Atm Machine	No
Baby Change	Yes
Baby Change Note: Only available when staff present
Seated Area	Yes
Passenger Information Systems	Yes
Passenger Information Systems Note: Departure Screens, Announcements,

Shops	No
Station Buffet	Yes
Station Buffet Note: Coffee kiosk
Telephones	Yes
Toilets	Yes
Toilets Note: Platform 1- Available during staffing hours
Waiting Room	No
Waiting Room Note: Heated waiting Room on platform 1, only available when staff are present

Ticket buying & collection

Oyster Pre Pay	No
Oyster Validator	No
Smartcard Issued	Yes
Smartcard Validator	No

Penalty Fares: Applicable Operators: Southeastern
Oyster Topup	No
Prepurchase Collection	Yes
Smartcard Topup	Yes
Ticket Machine	Yes
Ticket Office Note: Platform 1 entrance from Car Park

Passenger services

Phone number: 0345 322 7021 Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Lost Property Contact Available	Yes
Customer Services: 0345 322 7021

Customer Help Points	Yes
Customer Help Points Note: On platform

Car parking

Car parking	Yes

Name: Station Car Park
Operator: APCOA Parking
Spaces: 215
Car Parking Contact Available: No
Phone number: 0330 333 9232
Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Accessible Car Park Equipment: No
Accessible Spaces: 12
Accessible Spaces Note:

Parking is free for disabled customers displaying a valid Blue Badge in any car parking space

Daily Charge: £5.90
Weekly Charge: £25.70
Monthly Charge: £84.00

Cycling

Cycle Storage Availability	Yes
Sheltered: Yes Spaces: 38 Type: Stands Location: Note: You may leave your cycle in the rack provided however you do so at your own risk.

Cycle Storage Availability

Sheltered: Yes
Spaces: 38
Type: Stands
Location:
Note:

You may leave your cycle in the rack provided however you do so at your own risk.

Cycle Storage CCTV	No

Other transport

Location for Rail Replacement Services	Yes
Location For Rail Replacement Service Note: Station Road, platform 2 side of the station (what 3 words: stood.behaving.asks)
Taxi Rank	No

Bus Service	Yes
Bus Service Note: Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

General information

Station Operator: SE
Station Code: FKW

Staffing Level: partTime
CCTV: Yes

Live departures & arrivals for Folkestone West

Departures

Arrivals

Live departures for Folkestone West
Due	Destination	Platform	Expected
14:00	Ramsgate Platform 2	2	14:05 5 mins late
14:01	London St Pancras (Intl) Platform 1	1	On time
14:41	Dover Priory Platform 2	2	On time
14:41	London Charing Cross via Tonbridge Platform 1	1	On time
15:00	Ramsgate Platform 2	2	On time
15:01	London St Pancras (Intl) Platform 1	1	On time
15:41	Dover Priory		On time
15:41	London Charing Cross via Tonbridge		On time
16:00	Ramsgate		On time

Live arrivals at Folkestone West
Due	Destination	Platform	Expected
13:59	London St Pancras (Intl) Platform 2	2	14:04 5 mins late
14:00	Ramsgate Platform 1	1	On time
14:40	Dover Priory Platform 1	1	On time
14:41	Tonbridge Platform 2	2	On time
14:59	London St Pancras (Intl) Platform 2	2	On time
15:00	Ramsgate Platform 1	1	On time
15:40	Dover Priory		On time
15:41	London Bridge		On time
15:59	London St Pancras (Intl)		On time

Many seats available
Plenty of seats available
Some seats available
Only a few seats available
Standing room only
n/a

Data unavailable

Usual seat availability is based on information we hold for the last 7 days. Availability is stated for many, but not all, trains operated by Southeastern. We're working hard to expand this information for all our services.
To feedback on this pilot, email seats@southeasternrailway.co.uk

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