Dover Priory railway station is the southern terminus of the South Eastern Main Line in England, and is the main station serving the town of Dover, Kent, the other open station being Kearsney, on the outskirts. It is 77 miles 26 chains (124.4 km) down the line from London Victoria. The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern. This station is a 25 min walk away from the Ferry Port.
Dover Priory opened on 22 July 1861[1] as the temporary terminus of the London, Chatham & Dover Railway (LCDR). It became a through station on 1 November 1861, with the completion of a tunnel through the Western Heights to gain access to the Western Docks area, where LCDR created Dover Harbour station[1] The station was known as Dover Town but was renamed in July 1863 (leading to rival SER to adopt the name for one of its Dover stations).[1]
In 1868 stationmaster Edward Walsh(e) was murdered by 18-year-old Thomas Wells, a porter for the LCDR,[2] after having rebuked him for poor work. Wells was convicted and hanged.[3]
The Southern Railway consolidated passenger services at Priory in 1927 and modernised the station between 1930 and 1932[4] at a cost of £135,000 (equivalent to £9,970,000 in 2021).[5] The new station re-opened on 8 May 1932.[6]
The Chatham Main Line into Priory was electrified under British Railways in 1959 as part of Stage 1 of Kent Coast Electrification, under the BR 1955 Modernisation Plan.[7] The line up to Ramsgate, via Deal, was subsequently electrified under stage two of Kent Coast electrification in January 1961.[7] The line from Folkestone into Priory was electrified in June 1961.[7]
The high-speed service to London St Pancras started in 2009,[8] after the track in the tunnels to the south was realigned to allow for emergency evacuation from rolling stock without end doors.
Services to and from Folkestone Central were suspended on 24 December 2015 due to major damage to the track and sea wall near Dover harbour caused by strong winds and tidal surges.[9] A replacement bus service was in operation between the two stations, along with a modified timetable whilst repair work was carried out. This was expected to continue throughout 2016, whilst a new £44.5 million viaduct was constructed to replace the present rail embankment and sea wall.[10] The project was scheduled for completion in December 2016, but progressed faster than originally anticipated – the line reopened on 5 September 2016.[11]
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A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Dover (right)A high speed service to St Pancras
^ abc. Dover - Lock and Key of the Kingdom. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 February 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2007.
^Charles Hindley (1871). Curiosities of street literature, comprising "cocks," or "catch pennies": a large and curious assortment of street-drolleries, squibs, histories, comic tales in prose and verse, broadsides on the royal family, political litanies, dialogues, catechisms, acts of Parliament, street political papers ... Reeves and Turner. p. 239.
^Steve Fielding (1994). Hangman's Record 1868-1899. Vol. 1. Chancery House. p. 2. ISBN0-900246-65-0.
^David Glasspool (2007). "Dover Priory". Kent Rail. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
^UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^"New Priory Station Opened". Dover Express. England. 13 May 1932. Retrieved 26 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ abc. Stendec Systems. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
^"Dover gets high-speed CTRL trains". BBC News. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2006.
^"Railway between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central closed after damage to sea wall"Network Rail Media Centre 27 December 2015; Retrieved 5 February 2016
^"Dover to Folkestone railway expected to reopen in December"Network Rail press release; Retrieved 8 April 2016 13 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^"Dover to Folkestone railway to reopen on Monday, 5 September, three months ahead of schedule."Network Rail press release 22 August 2016; Retrieved 25 August 2016
^Table 194, 207, 212 National Rail timetable, December 2021
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Dover Priory railway station is the southern terminus of the South Eastern Main Line in England and is the main station serving the town of Dover Kent the other open station being Kearsney on the outskirts It is 77 miles 26 chains 124 4 km down the line from London Victoria The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern This station is a 25 min walk away from the Ferry Port Dover PrioryThe station entranceGeneral informationLocationDover District of DoverEnglandGrid referenceTR313415Managed bySoutheasternPlatforms3Other informationStation codeDVPClassificationDfT category DHistoryOpened22 July 1861Passengers2018 190 995 million Interchange 84 6372019 200 975 million Interchange 91 2172020 210 345 million Interchange 21 6502021 220 732 million Interchange 50 3562022 230 896 million Interchange 70 905NotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and RoadvteRailways in DoverLegendChatham Main LineRamsgate Branch and Kent Coast Lineto London Victoriaand other London TerminalsCharlton TunnelDover PrioryDover Harbour TunnelDover Harbour 1861 1927Mileage Change 77 mi 76 ch Victoria 76 mi 50 ch Charing Cross Hawkesbury Street Junctionconnection to train ferryPier JunctionAdmiralty Pier 1860 1909Dover Marine Western Docks 1909 1994Dover Town 1844 1914Archcliffe JunctionSouth Eastern Main Lineto London Charing Crossand other London Terminals Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editDover Priory opened on 22 July 1861 1 as the temporary terminus of the London Chatham amp Dover Railway LCDR It became a through station on 1 November 1861 with the completion of a tunnel through the Western Heights to gain access to the Western Docks area where LCDR created Dover Harbour station 1 The station was known as Dover Town but was renamed in July 1863 leading to rival SER to adopt the name for one of its Dover stations 1 In 1868 stationmaster Edward Walsh e was murdered by 18 year old Thomas Wells a porter for the LCDR 2 after having rebuked him for poor work Wells was convicted and hanged 3 The Southern Railway consolidated passenger services at Priory in 1927 and modernised the station between 1930 and 1932 4 at a cost of 135 000 equivalent to 9 970 000 in 2021 5 The new station re opened on 8 May 1932 6 The Chatham Main Line into Priory was electrified under British Railways in 1959 as part of Stage 1 of Kent Coast Electrification under the BR 1955 Modernisation Plan 7 The line up to Ramsgate via Deal was subsequently electrified under stage two of Kent Coast electrification in January 1961 7 The line from Folkestone into Priory was electrified in June 1961 7 The high speed service to London St Pancras started in 2009 8 after the track in the tunnels to the south was realigned to allow for emergency evacuation from rolling stock without end doors Services to and from Folkestone Central were suspended on 24 December 2015 due to major damage to the track and sea wall near Dover harbour caused by strong winds and tidal surges 9 A replacement bus service was in operation between the two stations along with a modified timetable whilst repair work was carried out This was expected to continue throughout 2016 whilst a new 44 5 million viaduct was constructed to replace the present rail embankment and sea wall 10 The project was scheduled for completion in December 2016 but progressed faster than originally anticipated the line reopened on 5 September 2016 11 Services edit nbsp A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Dover right nbsp A high speed service to St PancrasAll services at Dover Priory are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs The typical off peak service in trains per hour is 12 1 tph to London Charing Cross via Tonbridge 1 tph to London Victoria via Chatham 1 tph to London St Pancras International 1 tph to RamsgateDuring the peak hours there are also direct services to London Cannon Street Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationFolkestone CentralSoutheasternHigh Speed 1Kent Coast LineMartin MillSoutheasternSouth Eastern Main LineTerminusKearsneySoutheasternChatham Main Line Dover BranchDisused railwaysKearsneyLine and station open British RailSouthern RegionChatham Main Line Dover Branch Dover MarineLine and station closed British RailSouthern RegionChatham Main Line Dover Branch Dover HarbourLine open station closedSee also editList of railway stations in Dover Port of Dover Port of CalaisReferences edit a b c Dover Priory Station Dover Lock and Key of the Kingdom 2007 Archived from the original on 7 February 2007 Retrieved 10 February 2007 Charles Hindley 1871 Curiosities of street literature comprising cocks or catch pennies a large and curious assortment of street drolleries squibs histories comic tales in prose and verse broadsides on the royal family political litanies dialogues catechisms acts of Parliament street political papers Reeves and Turner p 239 Steve Fielding 1994 Hangman s Record 1868 1899 Vol 1 Chancery House p 2 ISBN 0 900246 65 0 David Glasspool 2007 Dover Priory Kent Rail Retrieved 29 March 2007 UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark Gregory 2017 The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain 1209 to Present New Series MeasuringWorth Retrieved 11 June 2022 New Priory Station Opened Dover Express England 13 May 1932 Retrieved 26 June 2017 via British Newspaper Archive a b c Electric Railways Stendec Systems 2007 Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 Retrieved 2007 02 01 Dover gets high speed CTRL trains BBC News 14 July 2006 Retrieved 14 July 2006 Railway between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central closed after damage to sea wall Network Rail Media Centre 27 December 2015 Retrieved 5 February 2016 Dover to Folkestone railway expected to reopen in December Network Rail press release Retrieved 8 April 2016 Archived 13 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Dover to Folkestone railway to reopen on Monday 5 September three months ahead of schedule Network Rail press release 22 August 2016 Retrieved 25 August 2016 Table 194 207 212 National Rail timetable December 2021External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dover Priory railway station Train times and station information for Dover Priory railway station from National Rail 51 7 34 16 N 1 18 18 43 E 51 1261556 N 1 3051194 E 51 1261556 1 3051194 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dover Priory railway station amp oldid 1191911691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
