Borough Green & Wrotham railway station
Borough Green & Wrotham ![]() |
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Place | Borough Green |
Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
Grid reference | TQ608574 |
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Station code | BRG |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | D |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2004/05 | 0.381 million |
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History | |
1 June 1874 | opened as Wrotham |
18 June 1962 | renamed Borough Green & Wrotham |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Borough Green & Wrotham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Borough Green & Wrotham railway station is located in Borough Green in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
Contents
History
Wrotham station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from Swanley to Maidstone.[1] The station was later renamed Wrotham & Boro Green.[2] The goods yard had three sidings. One of them served a goods shed, another extended northwards to serve a Ragstone quarry.[3] A 5-ton capacity crane was provided.[4] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 9 September 1968.[5] East of the station, there was a private siding at Platt,[6] and as public siding at Offham. This closed on 6 September 1961.[2]
In Spring 2008, the concrete footbridge spanning the tracks to link the platforms was condemned and replaced by a new bridge immediately to the west.
The ticket office in the 'down side' station building is manned for part of the day. At other times, a passenger-operated ticket machine, installed in the mid-2000s at the station entrance, suffices.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is 2 trains per hour to Ashford International via Maidstone East and 2 trains per hour to London Victoria.
There is also a peak hour service via Thameslink across London, serving City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International before travelling onto Bedford.
Preceding station | ![]() |
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Kemsing Otford on Sundays |
Southeastern Maidstone East Line |
West Malling |
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 52.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Borough Green and Wrotham.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 51.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 54.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 56.
- Sources
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External links
- Train times and station information for Borough Green & Wrotham railway station from National Rail
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- DfT Category D stations
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Railway stations in Kent
- Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1874
- Railway stations served by Southeastern