At a glance
Station Message
The lifts at Folkestone Central are currently out of service. The nearest station with step-free access is Folkestone West
On Sunday 4 October, replacement buses will not be able to serve the usual bus stop for Folkestone Central.
The alternative stops will be:
- Towards Dover: Bus stop on Radnor Park Road, opposite Wittie Gardens
- Towards Folkestone West: Bus stop on Radnor Park Road, next to Bournemouth Road.
Data unavailable
Station details
- Bicycle parking
- Yes
- Storage Sheltered
- Yes
- Storage Location
- front of station, by car park
- Storage Spaces
- 58
- Storage CCTV
- Yes
- PlusBike (Cycle hire)
- No
- Additional Notes
- You may leave your cycle in the rack provided however you do so at your own risk.
- Car Park
- Yes
- Free of Charge
- No
- CCTV Coverage
- Yes
- Car Park Operator
- APCOA Parking
- Address
- No
- Phone Number
- Primary telephone number: 0330 333 9232
- Web Address
- Note
- From 5th March 2023 - new off peak evening rate (after 18:00) - 2.50
- Opening Hours
- Monday to Friday - 24 hours Saturday - 24 hours Sunday - 24 hours
- Number of Spaces
- 70
- Daily Rate
- £5.20
- Weekly Rate
- £20.90
- Monthly Rate
- £76.70
- 3 Monthly Rate
- £224.20
- Annual Rate
- £798.00
- Taxis
- There is a taxi rank situated near the front of the station
- Accessible Taxis
- Accessible taxis are available to book
- Impaired Mobility set down and pick up points available
- Yes
- Airport
- No
- Ticket Office
- On way in to access trains Monday to Friday - 06:00 to 19:00 Saturday - 06:00 to 19:00 Sunday - 08:10 to 17:40
- Height Adjusted ticket office counter
- There are standing height and wheelchair height ticket counters available.
- Induction Loop
- Yes
- Ticket Machines
- Yes
- Accessible Ticket Machines
- In the booking hall
- Collection of Pre-Purchased tickets
- Yes
- Penalty Fares
- Applicable Operators: Southeastern
- Smart cards issued
- Yes
- Smart cards validated
- Yes
- Get Oyster cards here
- No
- Use Oyster pay as you go
- No
- Top up Oyster cards
- No
- Staff help available opening times
- Monday to Friday - 24 hours Saturday - 24 hours Sunday - 24 hours
- Passenger Information Systems available
- DepartureScreens Announcements
- Customer Help Points
- In booking hall
- Customer Services
- No
- Location for rail replacement services
- Bus stop outside of the station (exit station, walk down the slope and turn right. Bus stop is just beyond the bridge - what 3 words: bumping.sensual.racetrack).
- Left Luggage
- No
- Lost Luggage
- Yes
- Ticket Gates
- Yes
- CCTV
- Yes
- ATM Machine
- No
- Bureau de Change
- No
- First Class Lounge
- No
- Internet Kiosk Available
- No
- Pay Phone
- Yes
- Accessible Public telephones
- Public telephones are not wheelchair accessible
- Post Box
- No
- Shops
- No
- Toilets
- Platform 1 - Available during staffing hours
- Baby Changing facilities
- No
- National Key toilets
- Platform 1 - Available during staffing hours. This toilet is stoma friendly.
- Showers
- No
- Trolleys
- No
- Tourist information office
- No
- Waiting Rooms
- Heated waiting rooms on platforms only available when staff are present
- Seating
- Yes
- Staff help available opening times
- Monday to Friday - 24 hours Saturday - 24 hours Sunday - 24 hours
- Helpline Number
- 0345 322 7021 or Text relay 18001 0345 322 7021 Freephone 0800 783 4524 or Text Relay 18001 0800 783 4524
- Helplines Opening times
- Assistance navigating through the station and getting on and off trains (by ramp if required) is available during station staffing hours (see Staff Help available times) . You can 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 ticket office 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. There are staff on all the trains that call at this station that can assist with getting on and off trains only. If no staff at the station ensure you position yourself on the platform so the on train staff can see you. Where staff are not available at the station to assist, and you need assistance beyond just getting on or off the train, 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.
- Ramp for train Access
- Yes
- Step Free Access
- This is a category B1 station. There is step-free access to all platforms which may be accessed via long or steep ramps or via streets.
- Wheelchairs Available
- Yes