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Work started this week to build a new car park at Whitstable station providing much-needed additional parking facilities for passengers.

Network Rail is creating the new car park on a piece of redundant land just off Railway Avenue to the north side of the station.  The work will include laying a new tarmac surface with 76 spaces, including five disabled parking bays.  New lighting and CCTV cameras will also be installed to improve safety and security for people using the car park, and existing vegetation will be tidied up to complement the new facility. 

Dave Ward, Network Rail’s route director for Kent, said: “We’re pleased to have started work on this important new facility.  The new car park will help meet the demand for parking spaces in Whitstable, making it easier for people to use the railway.”

The new car park, which will be managed by Network Rail, will supplement Southeastern’s existing car park on the south side of the station which already experiences a very high demand for parking spaces.

It is anticipated that the new car park will open to passengers later in the summer.  Work is expected to have little or no impact for passengers and residents.