Summer specials

Enjoy even more of the great south east this summer!

We are proud to serve the south east and its wonderful attractions throughout the year but with so many beautiful beaches and coastal areas on our doorstep we know the summer is a particularly great time to get out and explore.

To make that even easier and to encourage everyone to leave their car at home, we are running extra ‘summer special’ services from 18 May through until the end of the school holidays in September.

To help you plan your trip, we have created this handy guide to show the extra services and additional capacity that will be available throughout the summer.

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Extra services

London Victoria to and from Whitstable, Herne Bay, Margate and Broadstairs

On Saturdays the 09.10, 10.10 and 11.10 services from Victoria will run to Ramsgate instead of Dover Priory, calling at Whitstable, Herne Bay, Margate and Broadstairs.
This is in addition to the direct services to Ramsgate that depart at 08.40, 09.40 and 10.40.

Extra return services to Victoria from Ramsgate will run at 17.28, 18.28 and 19.28, calling at Broadstairs, Margate, Herne Bay and Whitstable.
There are also direct services to Victoria departing Ramsgate at 17.53, 18.53 and 19.53.

On Sundays there will be two additional trains from Victoria to Ramsgate at 10.10 and 11.10, returning at 17.31 and 18.31 that run via Bromley South and the Medway towns such as Rochester and Chatham.

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Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and Dartford to Whitstable, Herne Bay, Margate and Broadstairs

During the school holidays on weekdays and Sundays there will be a direct service at 09.32 from Cannon Street to Ramsgate via Woolwich Arsenal and Dartford connecting more stations in South East London and Kent directly to the coast at Whitstable, Herne Bay, Margate, Broadstairs & Ramsgate.

On Saturdays two direct services will run from Cannon Street to Ramsgate via Woolwich Arsenal and Dartford calling at Whitstable, Herne Bay, Broadstairs and Ramsgate.

Please note that when the Blackheath tunnel reopens on Monday 28 July these direct Cannon Street services to Ramsgate will run via Lewisham, Blackheath, and Charlton rather than via Greenwich.

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Longer trains

We are running longer trains to the Kent coast, and to Hastings at the weekends. Including on our highspeed services from London St Pancras.

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Dreamland in Margate

We have also been working in partnership with Dreamland in Margate to put on a number of extra late-night services to support their fabulous events programme over the summer.

Great destinations

Visit our Kent destinations page to find out more about Broadstairs, Margate and Whitstable, as well as many other great places to visit in Kent. You can also check out our East Sussex destinations page if you want to explore Hastings and St Leonards.

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Online journey planners are up to date for the summer season.

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