Ebbsfleet International railway station

Ebbsfleet International
Location
Place	Ebbsfleet Valley, Kent
Local authority	Borough of Dartford
Grid reference	TQ613741
Operations
Station code	EBD
Managed by	Network Rail (High Speed) for HS1 Ltd
Owned by	London and Continental Railways
Number of platforms	6
DfT category	B
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13	1.175 million
– Interchange	49,124
2013/14	1.263 million
– Interchange	53,507
2014/15	1.474 million
– Interchange	51,974
2015/16	1.674 million
– Interchange	55,100
2016/17	1.846 million
– Interchange	55,335
History
Key dates	Opened 19 November 2007 (19 November 2007)
National Rail – UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ebbsfleet International from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Ebbsfleet International railway station is a railway station in Ebbsfleet Valley, in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, 10 miles (16 kilometres) outside the eastern boundary of Greater London, England. It is near Dartford and the Bluewater shopping centre to the west and Gravesend to the east. The station is part of the Thames Gateway urban regeneration, a project of national priority. It stands on the High Speed 1 rail line, around 400 metres (440 yards) south-west of Northfleet railway station and the Stonebridge Road area of Northfleet. The station lies off the A2 trunk road, about 5 mi (8 km) from its junction with the M25 motorway. During the London 2012 Olympics, it served as a primary park-and-rail service as it is very close to the M25 motorway, allowing easy access for over 10 million commuters.

Ebbsfleet International is owned by HS1 Ltd, which acquired a 30-year concession to own and operate the High Speed 1 railway and the stations St Pancras railway station, Stratford International, Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International.

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  1 Origin of the name
  


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  2 History
  
  
  
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    2.1 Opening
    
  
  
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    2.2 Naming
    
  
  
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    2.3 Javelin Shuttle
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Layout
  


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  4 Access and facilities
  
  
  
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    4.1 Parking
    
  
  
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    4.2 Buses and coaches
    
  
  
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    4.3 Taxis
    
  
  
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  5 Services
  


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  6 Gallery
  


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  7 References
  


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  8 External links
  

Origin of the name

The name Ebbsfleet is an artificial creation of seventeenth-century antiquaries, partly inspired by the name of Ebbsfleet in Thanet, 75 km (47 mi) to the east.^[1]

History

Opening

The station opened to the public on 19 November 2007 for people travelling on South Eastern High Speed Trains, later than St Pancras International because the security equipment was transferred from Waterloo International. The station was formally opened to Eurostar and dedicated in a ceremony by Dame Kelly Holmes on 29 January 2008.^[2]

Naming

"Ebbsfleet International Station" was the name originally proposed for the station, but "Dartford International Station" was later proposed at the urging of Eurostar, who felt that Dartford was a name with greater national recognition. Opposition to Eurostar’s ‘Dartford International’ proposal came from Gravesham Borough Council, whose administrative centre at Gravesend is just two miles (3.2 km) away (even though Ebbsfleet International is in the borough of Dartford and therefore outside Gravesham council's authority); Southfleet Parish Council; and Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council, both in the Borough of Dartford.^[3] The similarity of its name to that of Dartford railway station, 6 mi (10 km) away, was also of concern.

Javelin Shuttle

The Olympic Javelin^[4] or Javelin^[5][6] was a high-speed train shuttle service operated by Southeastern over High Speed 1 during the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The service ran for the duration of both games, between St Pancras International station and this station, via Stratford International station, which is close to the Olympic Park.^[7] During the Summer Olympics a service of eight trains an hour ran between St Pancras and Ebbsfleet, calling at Stratford, replacing the usual East Kent highspeed service. Two of these were extended to Ashford and one to Faversham. Between 11pm and 1am the service between St Pancras and Ebbsfleet was increased to twelve per hour.^[8]

Layout

On High Speed 1 there are avoiding lines in each direction and four platforms, two serving international Eurostar services and two the Southeastern Highspeed services. Southeastern services travelling between London and the North Kent Line use a junction to the north of the station and are served by another pair of platforms that curve away to the east.

Ticket barriers control access to all platforms.

Access and facilities

This station has bilingual signage, both in French and English. It is one of the relatively few stations in England to have bilingual signage, others being Wallsend (Latin), Southall (Punjabi), Hereford (Welsh), St Pancras and Ashford International (all French).

Parking

The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) Act allows a total of 9,000 car parking spaces to be constructed,^[9] with an initial 6,000 built. The car parks are in a number of areas around the station - north of the North Kent Line, between the North Kent Line and High Speed 1, south of the High Speed 1 and south west of the station building.

Buses and coaches

The station is served by National Express coach services running between London and Dover, and by Fastrack buses operated by Arriva, which connect it to Dartford, Bluewater, Greenhithe, Swanscombe and Gravesend. Despite being in close proximity to the station, Northfleet has no bus connection to the station.^[10]

Taxis

There is a taxi rank directly outside the station entrance/exit. Car rental services for both leisure and business are located in the concourse. The interchange facilities lie at either end of the main station box - taxis, buses and set down at the northern end (to also serve the NKL platforms) and coaches to the south of the station box.
It was formerly planned that Crossrail would terminate at a separate station between Northfleet and Ebbsfleet International but under the current plan, Abbey Wood further west will be the eastern terminus. However, a Crossrail extension from Abbey Wood to Gravesend (Hoo Junction) remains safeguarded.

Pedestrian access

Northfleet railway station is approximately 400 metres to the north-east, although the walking distance between the two stations is significantly longer, approximately 2,000 metres if roadside footpaths are followed. There is a shorter walking route (approximately 1,000 metres) through the car park to the north of Ebbsfleet station, but there are no footpaths provided and this way is obstructed by the car park access barriers. There are no specific pedestrian or cycle route signs for Ebbsfleet station on any of the possible routes between the stations. Gravesham Council acknowledges that the existing provision is inadequate,^[11] although it is a complex planning issue to resolve as whilst Northfleet is in Gravesham, Ebbsfleet station is just over the border in the Borough of Dartford, and there are many other stakeholders involved.

Services

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[ v t e ] Eurostar services
Legend
h:mm 0:00 London St Pancras 0:14 Ebbsfleet International 0:29 Ashford International 0:31 British portal Channel Tunnel UK France border 0:51 French portal 0:55 Calais-Fréthun 1:22 Lille Europe France Belgium border 2:01 Brussels-South Belgium Netherlands border 3:01 Rotterdam Centraal 3:41 Amsterdam Centraal 2:16 Paris-Nord 2:40 Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy Seasonal and extended services 4:41 Lyon-Part-Dieu 5:49 Avignon TGV 6:27 Marseille-Saint-Charles   7:12 Moûtiers 7:30 Aime-La Plagne (set down only) 7:51 Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Fastest timetabled journeys from London St Pancras

As of the Summer 2014 timetable, there are up to five Eurostar services to Paris on Mondays to Fridays, up to four on Saturdays and three on Sundays. Most of these services run non-stop from Ebbsfleet to Paris, though some also stop at Ashford en route. There are four trains to Brussels on Mondays to Fridays, three on Saturdays and two on Sundays. All Brussels services call at Lille and some also call at Calais.^[12] There is also a return service on most days to Marne-la-Vallée for the Disneyland Paris resort, which also calls at Ashford and Lille (in the France-bound direction only).^[13] It is not permitted to use Eurostar services for domestic journeys in the UK.^{[citation needed]} Since the station's opening, Eurostar has withheld passenger usage statistics for international services, citing commercial confidentiality.^{[citation needed]}

On 29 June 2009 Southeastern started a weekday preview service between St Pancras International and Ebbsfleet International, extending to Ashford International during peak hours.^[14] On 7 September the service was enhanced by a few services to Ramsgate via Canterbury West or Dover.^[15] A regular service began on 13 December 2009.^[16]

The typical off-peak service was:^[16]

• 4 trains per hour to St Pancras International, taking 17 minutes;^[16]
  


• 2 trains per hour to Faversham;


• 1 train per hour to Margate via Ashford International and Canterbury West;


• 1 train per hour to Dover Priory via Ashford International, Folkestone West and Folkestone Central.^[16]
  

Additional trains, in peak hours only, serve Maidstone West, Broadstairs via the Medway towns, and Sandwich.

Since 2 January 2015 the off peak service is:

• 4 trains per hour to St Pancras International, taking 17 minutes;^[16]
  


• 2 trains per hour to Faversham with 1 continuing to Ashford via Ramsgate and Dover;


• 1 train per hour to Margate via Ashford International and Canterbury West;


• 1 train per hour to Dover Priory via Ashford International, Folkestone Central continuing to Gravesend via Ramsgate and Faversham.^[16]
  

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stratford International		Southeastern High Speed 1		Gravesend
				Ashford International
	International services
London St Pancras International		Eurostar High Speed 1		Ashford International
				Lille Europe
				Paris Gare du Nord

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  Showing the North Kent link line with a 12 car unit on the North Kent Line approaching the junction.
  

  
  

  
  

References

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   ^ Keith Briggs, The two Ebbsfleets in Kent. Journal of the English Place-Name Society 44, 5–9
   


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   ^ "Row over Euro-link station name". BBC News. 29 October 2004.
   


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   ^ "£20m bullet trains to serve Olympic Park". Olympic Delivery Authority. 28 October 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
   


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   ^ "Japanese bullet train on display". BBC News. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
   


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   ^ "Our plans: Getting ready". Olympic Delivery Authority. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
   


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   ^ Transport Plan for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games – first edition (PDF). Olympic Delivery Authority. p. 64. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
   


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   ^ Southeastern. "Olympics timetable High Speed". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
   


9. 
   ^ Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 Section 9 4b
   


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    ^ Fastrack A/B Map
    


11. 
    ^ Gravesham Borough Council Report to Joint Transportation Board: Northfleet – Ebbsfleet station pedestrian links.,(see pages 65-69)
    


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    ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2014.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
    


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    ^ http://www.eurostar.com/sites/default/files/pdf/timetable/continental_connections.pdf
    


14. 
    ^ "Preview Timetable" (PDF). web.archive.org. 6 August 2009. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
    


15. 
    ^ "High Speed Services to St Pancras International" (PDF). web.archive. org. Southeastern Railways. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
    


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    ^ ^abcdef Southeastern Highspeed: 13 December 2009 timetable Archived 28 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
    

External links

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• Ebbsfleet Gateway


• HS1 Javelin Trains

Coordinates: 51°26′34.94″N 0°19′15.18″E / 51.4430389°N 0.3208833°E / 51.4430389; 0.3208833

v t e Railway stations in Kent
London Charing Cross to Gillingham	Dartford Stone Crossing Greenhithe Swanscombe Northfleet Gravesend Higham Strood Rochester Chatham Gillingham Other alternative routes from London to Dartford via Sidcup and via Bexleyheath.
London Victoria to Ramsgate via Chatham	Swanley Farningham Road Longfield Meopham Sole Street Rochester Chatham Gillingham Rainham Newington Sittingbourne Teynham Faversham Whitstable Chestfield and Swalecliffe Herne Bay Thanet Parkway (proposed) Birchington-on-Sea Westgate-on-Sea Margate Broadstairs Dumpton Park Ramsgate
London Victoria to Dover via Chatham	Swanley Farningham Road Longfield Meopham Sole Street Rochester Chatham Gillingham Rainham Newington Sittingbourne Teynham Faversham Selling Canterbury East Bekesbourne Adisham Aylesham Snowdown Shepherds Well Kearsney Dover Priory
London Victoria to Ashford via Maidstone East	Eynsford Shoreham Otford branch line to Sevenoaks via Bat and Ball Kemsing Borough Green and Wrotham West Malling East Malling Barming Maidstone East Bearsted Hollingbourne Harrietsham Lenham Charing Ashford International
London St Pancras to Paris and Brussels High Speed 1	Ebbsfleet International Ashford International Also London to Faversham via Ebbsfleet and Chatham, and to Dover and Ramsgate via Ashford
London Charing Cross to Dover via Tonbridge	Dunton Green Sevenoaks Hildenborough Tonbridge Paddock Wood Marden Staplehurst Headcorn Pluckley Ashford International Westenhanger Sandling Folkestone West Folkestone Central Dover Priory
London Charing Cross to Hastings	Dunton Green Sevenoaks Hildenborough Tonbridge High Brooms Tunbridge Wells
London Bridge to Uckfield	Edenbridge Town Hever Cowden Ashurst
Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West	Ashford International Wye Chilham Chartham Canterbury West Sturry Minster Ramsgate
Dover to Margate	Dover Priory Martin Mill Walmer Deal Sandwich Ramsgate Dumpton Park Broadstairs Margate
Redhill–Tonbridge	Edenbridge Penshurst Leigh Tonbridge
Sittingbourne to Sheerness-on-Sea	Sheerness-on-Sea Queenborough Swale Kemsley Sittingbourne
Ashford to St Leonards Marshlink	Ashford International Ham Street Appledore
Strood to Paddock Wood Medway Valley Line	Strood Cuxton Halling Snodland New Hythe Aylesford Maidstone Barracks Maidstone West East Farleigh Wateringbury Yalding Beltring Paddock Wood
Heritage railways
East Kent Railway	Shepherdswell (EKR) (Adjacent to Shepherds Well) Eythorne
Kent and East Sussex Railway	Tenterden Town Rolvenden Wittersham Road
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway	Hythe Burmarsh Road Dymchurch St Mary's Bay Warren Halt New Romney Romney Sands Dungeness
Spa Valley Railway	Tunbridge Wells West

v t e Eurostar
Stations	London St Pancras International Ebbsfleet International Ashford International Calais-Fréthun Lille-Europe Brussels-South Rotterdam Centraal Amsterdam Centraal Paris Gare du Nord Marne la Vallée-Chessy (Disneyland Paris) Lyon-Part-Dieu Avignon TGV Marseille-Saint-Charles .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} Winter only Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-les-Bains Aime-La Plagne Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Lines	High Speed 1 Channel Tunnel LGV Nord HSL 1 HSL-Zuid LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Sud-Est LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Méditerranée
Rolling stock	e300 e320
Proposed	Stratford International LGV Picardie
Other	High-speed rail ICE TGV Thalys
Rail transport in the United Kingdom Rail transport in France Rail transport in Belgium Rail transport in the Netherlands

v t e International railway stations in the United Kingdom
Great Britain (Eurostar and Le Shuttle)	St Pancras International Ebbsfleet International Ashford International Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal
Northern Ireland (Enterprise)	Belfast Lanyon Place Lisburn Lurgan Portadown Newry*
Train/ferry interchange	Fishguard Harbour Harwich International Holyhead Newhaven Harbour Pembroke Dock
* In addition to the Enterprise inter-city service. Newry also has a limited week-day commuter service all stations to Dublin, provided by Iarnród Éireann.

v t e Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes
Southeastern routes serving this station Highspeed St Pancras International Stratford International Ebbsfleet International Gravesend Strood Snodland Maidstone West Rochester Chatham Gillingham Rainham Sittingbourne Faversham Whitstable Herne Bay Birchington-on-Sea Margate Broadstairs Ramsgate Canterbury West Ashford International Folkestone West Folkestone Central Dover Priory Martin Mill Walmer Deal Sandwich
Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.
Govia National Rail Thameslink Great Northern Southeastern Southern Gatwick Express South Western Railway

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