Hollingbourne railway station

Hollingbourne National Rail
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
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  31,131
2005/06 Decrease 30,031
2006/07 Increase 32,681
2007/08 Increase 38,852
2008/09 Increase 44,960
2009/10 Decrease 41,066
2010/11 Decrease 38,088
2011/12 Decrease 34,870
2012/13 Increase 38,546
2013/14 Increase 42,854
History
Key dates Opened 1 July 1884 (1 July 1884)
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* 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.
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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comprides five sidings, one of which served a goods shed and another served a cattle dock.[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 15 May 1961.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

  1. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
  2. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Hollingbourne.
  3. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 95.
Sources
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Coordinates: 51°15′54″N 0°37′41″E / 51.265°N 0.628°E / 51.265; 0.628


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