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Ebbsfleet International railway station is a railway station in Ebbsfleet Valley, in the borough of Dartford, Kent, 10 miles outside the eastern boundary of Greater London, England. It is situated between Swanscombe in Dartford Borough and Northfleet, Gravesham Borough. It is near the Bluewater shopping centre to the west and Gravesend to the east. Ebbsfleet International station is a part of the Thames Gateway urban regeneration, a project of national priority. It is sited on the High Speed 1 rail line, just 400 yards east of Northfleet railway station. The station lies off the A2 trunk road, close to its junction with the M25 motorway.
[edit] OpeningThe station opened to the public on 19 November 2007, later than St. Pancras International because the security equipment was transported from Waterloo. The station was formally opened and dedicated in a ceremony by Dame Kelly Holmes on 29 January 2008.[1] [edit] LayoutTwo platforms serve international Eurostar services and four platforms serve Southeastern domestic services. There are also avoiding lines in each direction. North Kent Line domestic services use the junction to the north of the station. Northfleet Station is 400 yards to the East, although the walking distance between the two is longer, as there is no direct connection. [edit] Facilities
The CTRL Act allows a total of 9,000 car parking spaces to be constructed, with an initial 6,000 built. The car parks are in a number of geographical areas around the station - north of the North Kent Line, between the North Kent Line and CTRL, south of the CTRL and south-west of the station building. 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.[2] Taxis are located at 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 the station, but under the current plan, Abbey Wood further west will be the eastern terminus. [edit] 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 (Gravesend), is just 2 miles away, Southfleet Parish Council and Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council, ironically both in Dartford Borough.[3] The similarity of its name to that of Dartford's existing station was of concern, being some 6 miles away. [edit] ServicesDaily there are six (seven on Fridays) Eurostar services to Paris, and three to Brussels, and the same number arriving from the continent. It is not permitted to use Eurostar services for domestic journeys. From 29 June 2009 Southeastern have provided a domestic service. Initially it is planned to run a week day preview service between London St Pancras and Ebbsfleet, extending to Ashford International during peak hours.[4] A full service is planned from 13 December 2009. From 7 September 2009 Southeastern will extend trains sarting at Ashford to Ramsgate and Dover, they will also add another train to either Ramsgate or Dover to have two trains to and from each station.[5] The typical off-peak service as of December 2009 is:[6]
The planned peak hour service is 12 trains arriving at St Pancras between 07:00 and 09:59. [6]
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