Hollingbourne railway station
Hollingbourne  | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Hollingbourne |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Grid reference | TQ834550 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HBN |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
|
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 31,131 |
| 2005/06 |
 30,031 |
| 2006/07 |
 32,681 |
| 2007/08 |
38,852 |
| 2008/09 |
44,960 |
| 2009/10 |
41,066 |
| 2010/11 |
38,088 |
| 2011/12 |
34,870 |
| 2012/13 |
38,546 |
| 2013/14 |
42,854 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1 July 1884 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hollingbourne from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Hollingbourne railway station serves Hollingbourne in Kent. It was opened in 1884. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.
History
Hollingbourne station opened on 1 July 1884 as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's extension of the line from Maidstone to Ashford West.[1] The goods yard was on the up side. It comprides five sidings, one of which served a goods shed and another served a cattle dock.[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 15 May 1961. The signal box closed on 14 April 1984.[3]
The station is unmanned; a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine is located on the up platform.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Ashford International and one train per hour to London Victoria via Maidstone East.
There is also a peak hour service via Thameslink across London, serving City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International before travelling onto Bedford.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearsted | Southeastern Maidstone East Line |
Harrietsham | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Hollingbourne.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 95.
- Sources
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 873793 45 6.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hollingbourne railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Hollingbourne railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°15′54″N 0°37′41″E / 51.265°N 0.628°E