Tonbridge railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Tonbridge | ||
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | TON | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 3.810 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 3.931 million | ||
| History | |||
| 26 May 1842 | Opened as "Tunbridge" | ||
| January 1852 | Renamed (Tunbridge Junction) | ||
| 1864 | Resited 280m west | ||
| May 1893 | Renamed (Tonbridge Junction) | ||
| July 1929 | Renamed (Tonbridge)[1] | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Tonbridge from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Tonbridge railway station is the principal station in West Kent. It is on the South Eastern Main Line serving Ashford, Ramsgate and Dover and is the junction for the - Tunbridge Wells - Hastings line as well as a branch to Redhill. It serves the town of Tonbridge in Kent, England. The station is operated by Southeastern, and is serviced by trains operated by Southeastern and Southern. There are 4 platforms, however platform 4 is only used occasionally in the peak times. According to ticket sales, it is the busiest station in Kent. [1]
[edit] Services
The current typical range of services from this station include:
- 6 tph to Charing Cross
- 2 tph to Hastings via Tunbridge Wells (one semi-fast, one slow)
- 4 tph to Tunbridge Wells
- 1 tph to London Bridge via Redhill
- 1 tph to Horsham also via Redhill
- 2 tph Ashford International
- 1 tph to Ramsgate via Ashford and Dover Priory
- 1 tph to Margate via Ashford and Canterbury West
There are also peak only services to and from Cannon Street.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Hildenborough | Southeastern South Eastern Main Line |
Paddock Wood | ||
| Sevenoaks | Southeastern Hastings Line |
High Brooms | ||
| Hildenborough | Southeastern London to Tunbridge Wells Stopping services via Sevenoaks |
High Brooms | ||
| Leigh | Southeastern London Bridge to Tunbridge Wells (via Redhill and East Croydon) |
High Brooms | ||
| Southeastern Horsham to Tunbridge Wells (via Gatwick and Redhill) Redhill to Tonbridge Line |
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[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Tonbridge railway station from National Rail
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[edit] References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 231.
