Station Details for Margate

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Station Accessible information

• Step-free category:

  This is a category A station. This station has step free access to all platforms - Step free access from booking hall to platform 1 for services towards Ramsgate. Step free access to all other platforms and interchange via lifts. Stepped access to platforms 2,3 and 4 via subway.

• : A
• Helpline:

  Assistance navigating through the station and getting on and off trains (by ramp if required) is available all the time trains are running. There are also staff able to offer assistance on all Southeastern trains from this station. 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 office on platform 1 or you can use the help point. To request assistance through the help point (assistance point), please use the assistance button which will put you in contact with a Southeastern colleague. Where staff are not available at the station to assist, we 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. 

• Help Points:

  On platform

• Induction Loop: Induction loops are at designated listening areas
• Accessible Toilets: Yes
• Changing Places: Yes
• Staff Assistance:
  • Monday to Friday 24 Hours
  • Saturday 24 Hours
  • Sunday 24 Hours
• Train Ramp: Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance
• Wheelchairs Available: Yes
• Passenger Assistance:
  • Ticket Office / Booking Hall

    The ticket office / booking hall. Please check opening times on the National Rail Enquiries website.

  • Platform

    Please wait at the platform shelter/seating in view of station/on-train staff and make yourself known when the train arrives, or access a help button.

• Drop-off / pick-up points:

  • Drop-off/pick-up

    The drop-off and/or pick-up point is accessed via a controlled road crossing such as a pedestrian crossing

    This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point

    There is space for up to 5 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up

    There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

• Accessible ticket counters:
  • Ticket buying and collection, Concourse

    There are ticket counters here

    There is a Low-Level counter here

    There are induction loops indicated at the low and high level counters

    There are no ticket machines here

• Accessible ticket machines:
  • Ticket buying and collection, north entrance. There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair. The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users
• Printed local info: There is accessible printed information available
• Announcements: Announcements are made both visually and audibly
• Customer service notes:

  0345 322 7021

Station General information

• Station operator: Southeastern
• Ticket office:
  • Monday to Friday 06:15-19:30
  • Saturday 06:15-19:30
  • Sunday 09:10-16:40

  • Assistance/Help available from station staff from First to Last trains.

• Ticket machines:
  • Ticket buying and collection, north entrance
• Collect online booked tickets: Yes
• London fare zone:
• Oyster card:
• Smartcard: Yes
• Contactless cards: No
• Sheltered waiting available: Yes
• Waiting rooms:
  • Waiting room (Concourse)
  • Waiting room on Platform 2 & 3
• First class lounge: No
• Staffing level: Full Time
• Information from staff:
  • Yes - from help point
• Staff assistance:
  • Available
• Toilets:
  • Toilet, Platform 1
  • Changing places toilet. This toilet is accessed with a RADAR key. The toilet entry handles may be operated by most people
  • Accessible toilet. This toilet is accessed with a RADAR key. The toilet entry handles may be operated by most people
• Baby changing available: Yes
• Transport links:
  • Replacement Bus.

    Front of the station, next to the Premier Inn.

  • Bus.

    Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

  • Taxi. There is taxi provision
• CCTV available: Yes
• WiFi available:
• Refreshments:

  Buffet and Selecta vending machines

• Shops:

  newspapers

• Luggage storage: No
• Lost property: Yes
• ATM machine: Yes
• Currency exchange: No
• Postbox: No
• Defibrillator available: No
• Trolleys available: No
• Cycle storage: 60 spaces. Stands. Sheltered.

  Platform 1 country end

• Car parks:
  • Station Car Park.
    Spaces:110.
    

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

• Taxi rank available: Yes
• Customer information screens:
  • Departure Screens
  • Announcements

Station lift information

• Platform 1 - Status: In service - Lift is currently available
• Platform 2 & 3 - Status: In service - Lift is currently available
• Platform 4 - Status: Unknown - Lift status unknown