Borough Green & Wrotham railway station
Location | Borough Green, Tonbridge and Malling England |
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Grid reference | TQ608574 |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | BRG |
Classification | DfT category D |
Key dates | |
1 June 1874 | opened as Wrotham |
18 June 1962 | renamed Borough Green & Wrotham |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 0.441 million |
2017/18 | 0.432 million |
2018/19 | 0.449 million |
2019/20 | 0.427 million |
2020/21 | 78,272 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Borough Green & Wrotham railway station is located in Borough Green in Kent, England. It is 29 miles 46 chains (47.6 km) down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
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extended northwards to serve a Ragstone quarry.[3] A 5-ton capacity crane was provided.[4] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 9 September 1968.[5] East of the station, there was a private siding at Platt,[6] and a public siding at Offham.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[]
All services at Borough Green & Wrotham are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
- 1 tph to London Victoria
- 1 tph to Ramsgate via Maidstone East, Ashford International and Canterbury West
During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services between London Victoria and Ashford International, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction. There are also a small number of services to and from London Blackfriars.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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References[]
References
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Table 197 National Rail timetable, December 2021
Sources
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-873793-45-9.
External links[]
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- Train times and station information for Borough Green & Wrotham railway station from National Rail
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Railway stations in Kent
- Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874
- Railway stations served by Southeastern