Someone went a bit off-track while writing out the name of this Kent town for a new railway station sign.

People were being welcomed to “Whistable” rather than Whitstable until a sharp-eyed passenger flagged up the misspelling.

Southeastern bosses say the sign has been removed and a replacement - including the missing ‘t’ - was installed earlier today.

A picture of the blunder was shared on social media, sparking much amusement.

George Hackford said: “Somebody can’t spell!

“To be fair though, the workmen here took it down straight away when I pointed it out.”

Bliss Holness also commented: “I live here… You had one job!”

Jorgen Clewes added: “That’s my neck of the woods. I’m going to have to go check this out.”

A spokesperson for Southeastern told KentOnline that workmen quickly realised the problem with the new sign.

“A replacement station sign was fitted at Whitstable yesterday but was removed within five minutes when colleagues spotted the spelling error,” they said.

“A new correctly spelled sign has been installed today.”

It’s not the first spelling mistake in Kent to have caught people’s attention.

Previously, National Highways bosses were left red-faced after their error at a major junction was branded an “embarrassment” by motorists.

The huge sign erected at the new traffic-light controlled junction from Waterbrook Avenue in Ashford mistakenly labelled the area of Newtown as “Newton”.

It was installed last year as part of major upgrades to the A2070, which saw the former Orbital Park roundabout replaced with four-way lights.