High Brooms railway station

High Brooms railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves High Brooms and Southborough in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. It is 32 miles 70 chains (52.9 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

High Brooms
The station in 2007
LocationTunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells
England
Coordinates51.149°N 0.277°E / 51.149; 0.277
Grid referenceTQ592413
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHIB
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Opened1893
Original companySouth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 March 1893Opened as Southborough
21 September 1925Renamed High Brooms
Passengers
2015/16 1.209 million
2016/17 1.227 million
2017/18 1.225 million
2018/19 1.257 million
2019/20 1.270 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

High Brooms was originally opened in 1893 as Southborough by the South Eastern Railway; it acquired its present name in 1925. It is situated on a five-mile gradient from Tonbridge to the north of the station.[1] The main station buildings are on the northbound platform. There is a closed waiting room on the southbound platform. Access to the southbound platform is via stairs from a side entrance, and access to the northbound platform is at street level. A subway links the two platforms.

Services

All services at High Brooms are operated by Southeastern. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [2]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southeastern
  Historical railways  
Tonbridge   British Rail
Southern Region
Cuckoo Line		   Tunbridge Wells
Central
  • East side entrance
  • Disused building on the Down platform
  • Class 377 EMU departs from the Down platform

References
  1. Body, Geoffrey. PSL Field Guide – Railways of the Southern Region (1984), page 110. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge. ISBN 0-85059-664-5
  2. "Timetable 4: London to Tunbridge Wells and Hastings" (PDF). Southeastern, December 2019.
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