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
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
2015/16 0.421 million
2016/17 0.441 million
2017/18 0.432 million
2018/19 0.449 million
2019/20 0.427 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

Wrotham station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from Swanley to Maidstone.[1] The station was later renamed Wrotham & Boro Green.[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extended northwards to serve a Ragstone quarry.[3] A 5-ton capacity crane was provided.[4] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 9 September 1968.[5] East of the station, there was a private siding at Platt,[6] and a public siding at Offham.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 manned 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

The typical off-peak service from the station is

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Kemsing
Otford on Sundays		   Southeastern
Maidstone East Line		   West Malling

Notes
  1. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
  2. 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.

References
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-873793-45-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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