Hollingbourne railway station

Hollingbourne railway station serves Hollingbourne in Kent, England. It was opened in 1884 and is 45 miles 2 chains (72.5 km) down the line from London Victoria.

Hollingbourne
LocationHollingbourne, Maidstone
England
Grid referenceTQ834550
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHBN
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1 July 1884
Passengers
2015/16 50,668
2016/17 57,592
2017/18 59,490
2018/19 69,852
2019/20 70,628
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 comprises five sidings, one of which served a goods shed and another served a cattle dock.[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 15 May 1961.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

All services at Hollingbourne are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

Additional services including trains to London Blackfriars call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southeastern

See also

References
  1. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
  2. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Hollingbourne.
  3. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 95.
  4. "Timetable 3: London to Ashford and Canterbury via Maidstone East" (PDF). Southeastern, May 2020.
Sources
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 873793 45 6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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