Hildenborough railway station
Hildenborough  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Hildenborough |
| Local authority | Borough of Tonbridge and Malling |
| Coordinates | 51°12′51″N 0°13′40″E / 51.2142°N 0.2277°ECoordinates: 51°12′51″N 0°13′40″E / 51.2142°N 0.2277°E |
| Grid reference | TQ556485 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HLB |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.459 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.476 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.538 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.557 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.561 million |
| 2009/10 |
 0.544 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.581 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.577 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.589 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.589 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1 May 1868 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hildenborough from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Hildenborough railway station serves the village of Hildenborough in Kent, as well as surrounding villages. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
Trains from the station run northbound to London Charing Cross via Orpington and southbound to Tunbridge Wells. Trains also run to London Cannon Street and Ashford International during peak hours Monday to Friday.
Services from this station are usually operated by Class 375 EMUs, but some services use Class 465 and 466 Networkers.
Services
The off-peak service is From 12 January 2015:
- 2tph Cannon Street via New Cross and London Bridge
- 2tph Tunbridge Wells
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Sevenoaks | Southeastern South Eastern Main Line Stopping Services |
Tonbridge | ||
Accidents and incidents
- On 6 July 1970, a freight train was derailed at Hildenborough. The line was blocked for three days.[1]
Transport links
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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hildenborough railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Hildenborough railway station from National Rail
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