High Brooms railway station
Location | Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells England |
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Coordinates | 51°08′56″N 0°16′37″E / 51.149°N 0.277°ECoordinates: 51°08′56″N 0°16′37″E / 51.149°N 0.277°E |
Grid reference | TQ592413 |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | HIB |
Classification | DfT category D |
History | |
Opened | 1893 |
Original company | South Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 March 1893 | Opened as Southborough |
21 September 1925 | Renamed High Brooms |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 1.227 million |
2017/18 | 1.225 million |
2018/19 | 1.257 million |
2019/20 | 1.270 million |
2020/21 | 0.292 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
High Brooms railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves High Brooms and Southborough in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. It is 32 miles 70 chains (52.9 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
High Brooms was originally opened in 1893 as Southborough by the South Eastern Railway; it acquired its present name in 1925. It is situated on a five-mile gradient from Tonbridge to the north of the station.[1] The main station buildings are on the northbound platform. There is a closed waiting room on the southbound platform. Access to the southbound platform is via stairs from a side entrance, and access to the northbound platform is at street level. A subway links the two platforms.
Services[]
All services at High Brooms are operated by Southeastern using Class 375, 465 and 466 EMUs.
The current off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
- 4 tph to London Charing Cross via Tonbridge
- 2 tph to Tunbridge Wells
- 2 tph to Hastings (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)
During the peak periods, the service is strengthened with additional services calling at the station including services to London Cannon Street and Ore.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southeastern Hastings Line | ||||
Historical railways | ||||
Tonbridge | British Rail Southern Region |
Tunbridge Wells Central |
Gallery[]
East side entrance
Disused building on the Down platform
Class 377 EMU departs from the Down platform
References[]
- ^ Body, Geoffrey. PSL Field Guide – Railways of the Southern Region (1984), page 110. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge. ISBN 0-85059-664-5
- ^ "Timetable 4: London to Tunbridge Wells and Hastings" (PDF). Southeastern, May 2020.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to High Brooms railway station. |
- Train times and station information for High Brooms railway station from National Rail
- Railway stations in Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1893
- Railway stations served by Southeastern