Sevenoaks railway station

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Sevenoaks
National Rail
Sevenoaks Station - geograph.org.uk - 1255766.jpg
The station in 2009
LocationSevenoaks, District of Sevenoaks
England
Grid referenceTQ522553
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeSEV
ClassificationDfT category B
History
Opened2 March 1868
Passengers
2016/17Increase 4.160 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.410 million
2017/18Decrease 4.154 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.386 million
2018/19Increase 4.376 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.355 million
2019/20Decrease 4.243 million
 Interchange Increase 0.375 million
2020/21Decrease 0.845 million
 Interchange Decrease 99,744
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Sevenoaks railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the town of Sevenoaks, Kent. It is 22 miles 9 chains (35.6 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Dunton Green and Hildenborough stations. Trains calling at the station are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

Trains from the station run northbound to London Bridge, Cannon Street, Waterloo East and Charing Cross via Orpington, or to Blackfriars via Swanley and Catford; and southbound to Ashford International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory, or Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.

History[]

Sevenoaks railway station was opened on 2 March 1868. It was formerly known as "Tubs Hill", after the adjacent area. There is a second station, on the branch to Swanley Junction, which opened on 2 June 1862. The station is named after the Bat & Ball local inn which is now closed, and serves the north end of the town.

The two lines to Sevenoaks were electrified in January 1935. When the station was reconstructed in the 1970s a new ticket office was built replacing the old wooden S.E.R. building. The largest version of the Southern Region D70 type glass box station, this reconstruction was designed by regional architect Nigel Wikeley.[1] Two additional side platforms were also abolished.

Sevenoaks is part of the rail franchise which, post-privatisation, was served by Connex South Eastern. Subsequent to their 'sacking' in 2003 due to poor financial management (although their train operating performance had been very poor), services were operated by South Eastern Trains, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Strategic Rail Authority. On 1 April 2006, Southeastern, owned by Govia, took over management of the station as part of the new Integrated Kent Franchise.

Accidents[]

7 June 1884 - A double-headed freight train ran into the rear of another freight train at Tub's Hill station. Both crew of the first train were killed. The Hildenborough signalman was charged with causing their deaths. The trains were being worked under the time interval system.[2]

24 August 1927 - the Sevenoaks railway accident. River class tank locomotive No. 800 River Cray derailed at Shoreham Lane between Dunton Green and Sevenoaks. Thirteen people were killed and 20 were injured. The locomotives were withdrawn and rebuilt as tender locomotives.

Platforms and Services[]

The view from platform 3 at Sevenoaks, looking south towards Tonbridge with a Thameslink train operating on behalf of Southeastern

Platforms[]

There are two island platforms - 1 & 2, and 3 & 4.

  • Platform 1- Northbound fast trains (through Dunton Green) fast to London Bridge, Waterloo East, London Charing Cross and London Cannon Street
  • Platform 2- Slow trains starting/terminating at Sevenoaks (through Dunton Green) to London Charing Cross and London Cannon Street via Orpington and Lewisham
  • Platform 3- Southbound trains via Tonbridge (destinations are Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Ashford International, Canterbury and Ramsgate).
  • Platform 4- Thameslink trains (through Bat & Ball) which all start/terminate here.

Services[]

Services at Sevenoaks are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink using Class 376, 465, 466, 700 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

  • 4 tph to London Charing Cross (2 of these run non-stop to London Bridge and 2 stop at Orpington only)
  • 2 tph to London Charing Cross via Grove Park (stopping)
  • 2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
  • 2 tph to Hastings via Tunbridge Wells (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)
  • 2 tph to Ashford International of which 1 continues to Dover Priory

During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services between London Charing Cross and Tunbridge Wells. There are also peak hour direct services to London Cannon Street and Ramsgate.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
SoutheasternTerminus
London Bridge
Southeastern
Orpington   Southeastern
Hastings Line
   Hildenborough or Tonbridge
ThameslinkTerminus

Passenger Representation[]

The not-for-profit Sevenoaks Rail Travellers' Association (SRTA) corresponds and meets with Southeastern Railway, TfL, the DfT, MPs and other relevant parties to represent the interests of passengers using Sevenoaks and stations nearby – Bat & Ball, Dunton Green, Eynsford, Kemsing, Otford, and Shoreham.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Lawrence, David (2018). British Rail Architecture, 1948-97 (First ed.). Manchester, UK: Crecy Publishing Ltd. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-86093-685-5.
  2. ^ Jewell, Brian (1984). Down the line to Hastings. Southborough: The Baton Press. ISBN 0-85936-223-X.
  3. ^ Table 52, 195, 196, 204, 206, 207 National Rail timetable, December 2021
  4. ^ http://www.sevenoakschronicle.co.uk/Sevenoaks-train-group-slams-Southeastern-s/story-19925773-detail/story.html[dead link]

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°16′35″N 0°10′54″E / 51.27639°N 0.18167°E / 51.27639; 0.18167

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