Hildenborough railway station

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Hildenborough National Rail
HildenboroughRailwayStation.jpg
Location
Place Hildenborough
Local authority Borough of Tonbridge and Malling
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Grid reference TQ556485
Operations
Station code HLB
Managed by Southeastern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category D
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.459 million
2005/06 Increase 0.476 million
2006/07 Increase 0.538 million
2007/08 Increase 0.557 million
2008/09 Increase 0.561 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.544 million
2010/11 Increase 0.581 million
2011/12 Decrease 0.577 million
2012/13 Increase 0.589 million
2013/14 Steady 0.589 million
History
Key dates Opened 1 May 1868 (1 May 1868)
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hildenborough from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Hildenborough railway station serves the village of Hildenborough in Kent, as well as surrounding villages. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

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

Services from this station are usually operated by Class 375 EMUs, but some services use Class 465 and 466 Networkers.

Services

The off-peak service is From 12 January 2015:

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Sevenoaks   Southeastern
South Eastern Main Line
Stopping Services
  Tonbridge

Accidents and incidents

  • On 6 July 1970, a freight train was derailed at Hildenborough. The line was blocked for three days.[1]

Transport links

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

The station is served by two bus routes – the 200 to Hildenborough and Stacey Road, and the 235 to Leigh, Penshurst and Tunbridge Wells.

References

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