Ashford International
Location
Place	Ashford, Kent
Local authority	Borough of Ashford
Operations
Station code	AFK
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms in use	6
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	2.286 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1996 [1]
National Rail - UK railway stations
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Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ashford International.   * 2002/03 Disclaimer  ** 2004/05 Disclaimer

Ashford International railway station serves Ashford in Kent. Services are provided by Southeastern, Southern and Eurostar. Ashford is a town spanning the confluence of the River Upper Great Stour, River East Stour, Aylesford Stream, Whitewater Dyke, Ruckinge Dyke and the resulting River Great Stour, in the borough of Ashford, located just south of the North Downs, in Kent, United Kingdom. ... This article is about the county in England. ... Southeastern is a train operating company that began operations in south-east England on 1 April 2006, replacing the former publicly-owned operator South Eastern Trains. ... Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ... This article is about high-speed trains between London and Brussels / Paris. ...

International services use platforms 3 & 4, whilst domestic trains utilise the original platforms 1 & 2, and a new island (platforms 5 & 6) built when the Channel Tunnel opened. While all tracks are electrified with 750v DC third rail, platforms 3-6 are also electrified with 25kV 50 Hz AC overhead line. Map of the Channel Tunnel. ... Direct current (DC or continuous current) is the continuous flow of electricity through a conductor such as a wire from high to low potential. ... Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in the Washington, D.C. area, electrified to 750 volts. ... City lights viewed in a motion blurred exposure. ... OHLE stands for the one of two common railway electrification techniques, it is an abbrieviation for Over-Head-Line-Electrification. ...

The typical domestic off-peak service from the station is:

• 4tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross, of which three run via Tonbridge and one via Maidstone East
• 1tph to London Cannon Street via Maidstone East
• 1tph to London Victoria via Maidstone East
• 2tph to Dover Priory of which one continues to Ramsgate
• 3tph to Canterbury West, of which one continues to Margate and one of those continues to Ramsgate
• 1tph to Brighton via the Marshlink Line

As well as these domestic services, every day 12 Eurostar trains serve the station heading towards Paris (7 trains) or Brussels (5), and 18 trains serve the station heading towards London (Waterloo International) (9 from Paris and 9 from Brussels). Charing Cross Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus. ... Tonbridge railway station serves the town of Tonbridge in Kent. ... Maidstone East railway station is one of three railway stations in Maidstone in Kent, but the only one with a regular direct service to London. ... Cannon Street is a National Rail and London Underground station in the City of London financial district of London, England. ... Victoria station in London is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of Westminster. ... Dover Priory railway station is the main (and currently only) station in Dover in Kent. ... Ramsgate railway station serves the town of Ramsgate in Thanet in Kent. ... Canterbury West railway station is one of two stations in Canterbury in Kent. ... Ramsgate railway station serves the town of Ramsgate in Thanet in Kent. ... Brighton station concourse Brighton railway station serves the city of Brighton in Sussex, on the south coast of England. ... The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums[] Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ...

On 12 September 2006 it was announced that when the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is completed (to be branded High Speed 1/HS1 from the intended 14th November 2007 opening date) and only three trains a day to Paris and one to Disneyland Paris will stop at Ashford because of the opening of Ebbsfleet station. No Brussels-bound trains will stop at the station, meaning passengers must instead change at Lille for Brussels. [2] It should be noted that it is not permitted to use Eurostar services for journeys solely between Ashford and London. International trains from London only pick passengers up at Ashford and do not set down. Similarly, International trains to London only set down passengers at Ashford and do not pick up. September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... CTRL redirects here. ... Castle of the Sleeping Beauty in Disneyland Park Disneyland Resort Paris is a theme park in Marne-la-Vallée, near Paris. ... Ebbsfleet International railway station is a new railway station at Ebbsfleet, a few miles east of the M25 motorway on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in the borough of Dartford and near to Northfleet railway station. ... For other uses, see Lille (disambiguation). ...

From 2009, Southeastern will operate high-speed services from Ashford International to London Saint Pancras International via High Speed 1. Journey time will take approximately 35 minutes with two trains an hour on average. The Class 395 train sets are being specially built by Hitachi and the first train set will be delivered in 2007 for advanced testing. Southeastern is a train operating company that began operations in south-east England on 1 April 2006, replacing the former publicly-owned operator South Eastern Trains. ... Artists impression of the 140 mph (225 km/h) CTRL-DS trains on order, which are expected to run the Olympic Javelin service. ... Hitachi may refer to: Hitachi (train) trains in Melbourne, Australia. ...

See also

• Ashford (Middlesex) railway station
• List of UK railway stations

Ashford railway station is a railway station located in Ashford, Surrey in the borough of Spelthorne in South East England. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ...

External links

• Train times and station information for Ashford International railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Ashford International railway station from Multimap.com

• BVE Trainsim simulation from Ashford to Swanley

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