Place Borough Green Station code BRG DfT category D Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference TQ608574 Managed by Southeastern 2011/12 0.430 million | |
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Address Borough Green, Sevenoaks TN15 8AJ, United Kingdom Similar Kemsing railway station, East Malling railway st, Barming railway station, Otford railway station, Charing railway station | ||
Borough Green & Wrotham railway station is located in Borough Green in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
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History
Wrotham station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from Swanley to Maidstone. The station was later renamed Wrotham & Boro Green. The goods yard had three sidings. One of them served a goods shed, another extended northwards to serve a Ragstone quarry. A 5-ton capacity crane was provided. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 9 September 1968. East of the station, there was a private siding at Platt, and a public siding at Offham. This closed on 6 September 1961.
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 manned for part of the day. At other times, a passenger-operated ticket machine, installed in the mid-2000s at the station entrance, suffices.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is 2 trains per hour to Ashford International via Maidstone East and 2 trains per hour to London Victoria.
There is also a peak hour service via Thameslink across London, serving City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International before travelling onto Bedford.