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Railway station in Kent, England

Whitstable railway station is on the branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Whitstable, Kent. It is 59 mile (95 km) down the line from and is situated between and
The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.

Whitstable has been served by five different stations on two different routes. The route between Faversham and Whitstable was opened by the Margate Railway on 1 August 1860, and was extended to on 13 July 1861. The first station on that line to serve Whitstable was in Oxford Street, and had latterly been known as Whitstable Town; it closed after the last train on 31 December 1914. The following day, a new station was opened to the east; this was named Whitstable Town & Tankerton. This was renamed Whitstable & Tankerton on 1 February 1936, and Whitstable in 1979.

The station has a ticket office which is staffed throughout the day Monday Saturday and during Sunday mornings and early afternoons. The station also has a self service ticket machine for ticket purchases for when the ticket office is closed. The station has passenger help points located on both platforms as well as toilets and a waiting room which are open when the station is staffed. There is a chargeable car park (operated by Saba Parking) as well as cycle racks located at the entrance to the station. There is also a taxi rank at the station. The station has step free access available to both platforms from the street although the platforms are linked via a stepped footbridge meaning step free access is not possible between the platforms.

The station is served by Stagecoach South East route 5 which provides connections to Whitstable town centre, Chestfield and Canterbury. The Stagecoach operated Triangle service between Canterbury and Herne Bay can be caught from the town centre, which is a short walk from the railway station.