Date: 08/09/2023

Rail Minister Huw Merriman today (Friday 8 September) formally opened Thanet Parkway, Kents first new railway station in eight years.

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Rail Minister officially opens Thanet Parkway station as Southeastern and Network Rail prepare to welcome customer number 10,000

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Rail Minister Huw Merriman today (Friday 8 September) formally opened Thanet Parkway, Kents first new railway station in eight years.

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North side exterior of the new Thanet Parkway station in Kent, on the line from Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West opened in 1846, on its opening day, Monday, 31st July 2023, a day that was overshadowed by grey skies and frequent heavy downpours.
Location: Thanet Parkway
Company: Ashford to Ramsgate Branch (South Eastern Railway)
31/07/2023 David Bosher

The new Thanet Parkway station on opening day, Monday, 31st July 2023 looking towards Ashford and London from platform 2. This station cost £35 million but has NO toilets. An official told me there will only be a cleaner here on weekdays between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. so therefore it was decided 'not to provide toilets as these could easily be vandalised'. But surely with nobody there for the other 20 hours of the day, this leaves the WHOLE station open to vandalism and 24 hours after opening, an item on AOL news branded the station as 'monstrous, dangerous and a white elephant'.
Location: Thanet Parkway
Company: Ashford to Ramsgate Branch (South Eastern Railway)
31/07/2023 David Bosher

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