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 near Dartford and the Bluewater shopping centre to the west and Gravesend to the east.

Why was Ebbsfleet International built?

Opening. The station opened to the public on 19 November 2007 for people travelling on Eurostar, later than St Pancras International because the security and ticketing equipment was transferred from Waterloo International and reinstalled at the station.

Why is Ebbsfleet called Ebbsfleet?

It is named after the valley of the Ebbsfleet River, which it straddles. Although a small part of the site in the east lies within the borough of Gravesham, Ebbsfleet Valley primarily sits in the borough of Dartford.