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Hildenborough railway station

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Place
  
Hildenborough

Station code
  
HLB

DfT category
  
D

Local authority
  
Tonbridge and Malling

Grid reference
  
TQ556485

Managed by
  
Southeastern

2011/12
  
0.577 million

Number of platforms
  
2

Hildenborough railway station

Address
  
Hildenborough, Tonbridge TN11 8LX, United Kingdom

Similar
  
Yalding railway station, Cowden railway station, Paddock Wood railway st, Ashurst (Kent) railway st, Hever railway station

Hildenborough railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving Hildenborough, Kent, and the surrounding villages. It is 27 miles 2 chains (43.5 km) down-line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge. Trains calling at the station are operated by Southeastern.

Contents

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

Services

The off-peak service is From 12 January 2015:

  • 2tph Cannon Street via New Cross and London Bridge
  • 2tph Tunbridge Wells

    • Accidents and incidents

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

    • 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

    Hildenborough railway station Wikipedia
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