Hildenborough railway station

Hildenborough
The station building in 2006
Location	Hildenborough, Borough of Tonbridge and Malling England
Coordinates	51°12′51″N 0°13′40″E / 51.2142°N 0.2277°E / 51.2142; 0.2277Coordinates: 51°12′51″N 0°13′40″E / 51.2142°N 0.2277°E / 51.2142; 0.2277
Grid reference	TQ556485
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HLB
Classification	DfT category D
History
Opened	1 May 1868
Passengers
2016/17	0.602 million
2017/18	0.583 million
2018/19	0.601 million
2019/20	0.574 million
2020/21	82,818
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hildenborough railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving Hildenborough, Kent, and the surrounding villages. It is 27 miles 2 chains (43.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge. Trains calling at the station are operated by Southeastern.

Trains from the station run northbound to Charing Cross via Orpington and southbound to Tunbridge Wells. Trains also run to London Cannon Street and Ashford International during peak times.

Services[]

All services at Hildenborough are operated by Southeastern using Class 375, 465 and 466 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[1]

• 1 tph to London Charing Cross
• 1 tph to Hastings via Tunbridge Wells

During the peak hours, the service is increased to 2 tph in each direction and runs between London and Tunbridge Wells. There are also additional peak hour services to London Cannon Street, Ashford International, Dover Priory and Ramsgate.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Sevenoaks		Southeastern Hastings Line		Tonbridge

Accidents and incidents[]

• On 6 July 1970, a freight train was derailed at Hildenborough. The line was blocked for three days.^[2]

Transport links[]

The station is located 1 km from the centre of Hildenborough.

No buses stop directly outside the station although the Go-Coach route 5 and Arriva Southern Counties routes 401 and 402 stop on London Road, approximately 15 minutes walking distance from the station. These services provide connections to Westerham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Tonbridge Line Commuters - Hildenborough

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• Train times and station information for Hildenborough railway station from National Rail

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