Borough Green & Wrotham railway station

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.

Borough Green & Wrotham
National Rail
General information
LocationBorough Green, Tonbridge and Malling
England
Grid referenceTQ608574
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBRG
ClassificationDfT category D
Key dates
1 June 1874opened as Wrotham
18 June 1962renamed Borough Green & Wrotham
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.449 million
2019/20Decrease 0.427 million
2020/21Decrease 78,272
2021/22Increase 0.269 million
2022/23Increase 0.307 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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Wrotham station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from Swanley to Maidstone.[1] The station was initially named after Wrotham, which lies 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north. The station was later renamed Wrotham & Borough Green, and then Borough Green & Wrotham as Borough Green grew in size relative to Wrotham.[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extended northwards to serve a Ragstone quarry.[3] A 5-ton capacity crane was provided.[4] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 9 September 1968.[5] East of the station, there was a private siding at Platt,[6] and a public siding at Offham.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 staffed for part of the day. At other times, a passenger-operated ticket machine, installed in the mid-2000s at the station entrance, suffices.

 
View of the platforms

Services

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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]

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Ashford International.

On Sundays, the services between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East do not run.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Kemsing or Otford   Southeastern
  West Malling

References

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References

  1. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
  2. ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 52.
  3. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Borough Green and Wrotham.
  4. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 51.
  5. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 54.
  6. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 56.
  7. ^ Table 197 National Rail timetable, December 2022

Sources

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-873793-45-9.
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